Abstract: A fluid-heating device for heating fluid with a heater includes: a heating portion that is molded so as to cover the surrounding of the heater; and a support body integrally cast into the heating portion, the heating portion being molded in a state in which the heater is supported by the support body in a die for molding the heating portion.

Abstract: A branched hetero polyethylene glycol according to the present invention is represented by the formula [1]: wherein X and Y represent each an atomic group containing at least a functional group which reacts with a functional group present in a bio-functional molecule to form a covalent bond and the functional group contained in the atomic group X and the functional group contained in the atomic group Y are different from each other; s is an integer of 2 to 8, which represents the number of polyethylene glycol chains; n is the number of average added moles for the polyethylene glycol chain and 20?n?2000; and E is a branching linker moiety having s-valent bonding valency for the polyethylene glycol chains and having monovalent bonding valency for the functional group Y.

Abstract: A fluid-heating device for heating fluid includes: a heater having a heat generating part, the heat generating part being configured to generate heat upon application of current; an electric component configured to control the application of the current to the heater; a tank having an opening portion, the tank being configured to accommodate the heat generating part; a top-plate portion configured to close the opening portion of the tank, the top-plate portion being configured to form a fluid chamber through which the fluid flows; and a first communication port and a second communication port configured to allow the fluid to flow through the fluid chamber; wherein the electric component is provided on an outer side of the fluid chamber along the top-plate portion.

Abstract: A fluid-heating device for heating fluid includes a heater unit configured to have a heater and a heating portion, the heating portion being formed as to cover surrounding of the heater, wherein the heating portion has an inner heat exchange surface formed on an inner surface of a through hole penetrating through an inner side of the heater and an outer heat exchange surface formed on an outer-wall portion of an outer side of the heater, the inner heat exchange surface being configured to perform heat exchange with the fluid, and the outer heat exchange surface being configured to perform the heat exchange with the fluid.

Abstract: A biological information measuring device includes a first processor including a first interface configured to acquire a biological signal output from a biological sensor and a second interface configured to acquire a satellite signal and a second processor configured to control at least one of a display section and a communication section and electrically connected to the first processor.

Abstract: A multi-arm polyethylene glycol derivative having a narrow molecular weight distribution represented by the formula (1): wherein, L represents a group selected from a linear or branched alkylene, arylene, or cycloalkylene group having two or more carbon atoms and combinations thereof, which may have an ether bond in a chain; X represents a dehydroxylation residue of a linear sugar alcohol having 5 or 7 carbon atoms; m is the number of polyethylene glycol chains bonded to X and represents 4 or 6; n is the average addition molar number of oxyethylene groups and represents an integer of 3 to 600; Y represents a single bond or an alkylene group as further defined herein; and Z represents a chemically reactive functional group.

Abstract: A thermal sensor with a simple structure can secure the deformability of a bimetal, and accurately control the position of the bimetal, to increase the response speed (heat response) of the bimetal. The thermal sensor includes a bimetal, a case, and a cover member. A pressing portion is provided between the cover member and the bimetal to press the bimetal to a bottom portion of the case. The pressing portion is deformable in accordance with the deformation of the bimetal.

Abstract: A temperature switch performs switching according to temperature of a heater. The temperature switch includes a bimetal that is deformed when the temperature of the heater reaches set temperature, a switch mechanism that is opened and closed by deformation of the bimetal, and a housing member that houses the bimetal and the switch mechanism, and that is able to conduct heat to the bimetal. The heater includes a pair of heat generation units that is adjacent to each other. The housing member includes a contact portion that is formed to project and that is inserted between the pair of heat generation units.

Abstract: A multi-arm polyethylene glycol derivative having a narrow molecular weight distribution represented by the formula (1): wherein, L represents a group selected from a linear or branched alkylene, arylene, or cycloalkylene group having two or more carbon atoms and combinations thereof, which may have an ether bond in a chain; X represents a dehydroxylation residue of a linear sugar alcohol having 5 or 7 carbon atoms; m is the number of polyethylene glycol chains bonded to X and represents 4 or 6; n is the average addition molar number of oxyethylene groups and represents an integer of 3 to 600; Y represents a single bond or an alkylene group as further defined herein; and Z represents a chemically reactive functional group.

Abstract: In a vehicle air-conditioner safety device, in the case in which an abnormality has occurred in a heating device that heats coolant with a heater: it is determined whether or not the abnormality is a restorable abnormality or a non-restorable abnormality; when the abnormality is determined to be the restorable abnormality, it is determined whether or not the restorable abnormality has been removed; heating by the heater is prohibited when the restorable abnormality or the non-restorable abnormality has occurred; and heating by the heater is restored when the restorable abnormality has been removed after heating by the heater is prohibited due to occurrence of the restorable abnormality.

Abstract: A method for purifying a polyethylene glycol compound having one amino group, which includes (A) preparing an aqueous solution of the compound having a pH of 1 to 5, (B) an extracting step of mixing the aqueous solution with a mixed organic solvent to cause layer separation into organic and aqueous layers, wherein a ratio of an organic solvent I is 25 to 65% by mass and a ratio of an organic solvent II is 75 to 35% by mass, the organic solvent I is selected from an aromatic hydrocarbon and an ester, the organic solvent II is a halogenated hydrocarbon, and a mixing ratio Y of I to II, temperature T (° C.) at mixing, and molecular weight M of the compound satisfy the following relationship: 1.9×10?6M+0.09?Y?0.015T??1.4×10?6M+0.44 and (C) recovering the compound from the aqueous layer.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-arm polyethylene glycol derivative having a narrow molecular weight distribution. A multi-arm polyethylene glycol derivative represented by the formula (1): m[Z—YnCH2CH2OX—O-L-O—XOCH2CH2nY—Z]m??(1) wherein, L represents a group selected from a linear or branched alkylene, arylene, or cycloalkylene group having two or more carbon atoms and combinations thereof, which may have an ether bond in a chain; X represents a dehydroxylation residue of a linear sugar alcohol having 5 or 7 carbon atoms; m is the number of polyethylene glycol chains bonded to X and represents 4 or 6; n is the average addition molar number of oxyethylene groups and n represents an integer of 3 to 600; Y represents a single bond or an alkylene group which may have an ester bond, a urethane bond, an amide bond, an ether bond, a carbonate bond, a secondary amino group, a urea bond, a thioether bond or a thioester bond in a chain or at an end; and Z represents a chemically reactive functional group.

Abstract: A correlation processing method includes generating a correlation code in which a code value of a chip boundary period is set to a value of a replica code, and a code value of a chip center period other than the chip boundary period is set to a predetermined value, and performing a correlation calculation with respect to the correlation code and a received code signal obtained by demodulating a received signal from a positioning satellite.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a piezoelectric resonator device includes sequential steps of: (i) laminating a metal film constituted by at least two types of metals on at least one of a substrate of a joining region of a piezoelectric resonator plate, a substrate of a region of an upper lid member, and a substrate of a region of a lower lid member; (ii) promoting metal diffusion inside the metal film by heat processing; and (iii) roughening a surface of the substrate of the at least one of the piezoelectric resonator plate, the upper lid member, and the lower lid member by performing wet etching with an etchant caused to penetrate into the metal film and thereby forming a large number of micropores in the surface of the substrate of the at least one of the piezoelectric resonator plate, the upper lid member, and the lower lid member.

Abstract: A vehicle safety device installed in a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle is provided to be capable of interrupting a current supplied from a power supply to a load via a supply line. The vehicle safety device includes first interrupting mechanism adapted to set the supply line in an interrupted condition when a temperature of the load reaches a first set temperature and second interrupting mechanism adapted to set the supply line in the interrupted condition such that the supply line cannot be returned to an energized condition when the temperature of the load reaches a second set temperature that is higher than the first set temperature.

Abstract: A method for purifying a polyethylene glycol compound having one amino group, which includes (A) preparing an aqueous solution of the compound having a pH of 1 to 5, (B) an extracting step of mixing the aqueous solution with a mixed organic solvent to cause layer separation into organic and aqueous layers, wherein a ratio of an organic solvent I is 25 to 65% by mass and a ratio of an organic solvent II is 75 to 35% by mass, the organic solvent I is selected from an aromatic hydrocarbon and an ester, the organic solvent II is a halogenated hydrocarbon, and a mixing ratio Y of I to II, temperature T (° C.) at mixing, and molecular weight M of the compound satisfy the following relationship: 1.9×10?6M+0.09?Y?0.015T??1.4×10?6M+0.44 and (C) recovering the compound from the aqueous layer.

Abstract: A thermal sensor with a simple structure can secure the deformability of a bimetal, and accurately control the position of the bimetal, to increase the response speed (heat response) of the bimetal. The thermal sensor includes a bimetal, a case, and a cover member. A pressing portion is provided between the cover member and the bimetal to press the bimetal to a bottom portion of the case. The pressing portion is deformable in accordance with the deformation of the bimetal.

Abstract: A vehicle safety device installed in a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle is provided to be capable of interrupting a current supplied from a power supply to a load via a supply line. The vehicle safety device includes first interrupting mechanism adapted to set the supply line in an interrupted condition when a temperature of the load reaches a first set temperature and second interrupting mechanism adapted to set the supply line in the interrupted condition such that the supply line cannot be returned to an energized condition when the temperature of the load reaches a second set temperature that is higher than the first set temperature.

Abstract: A temperature switch performs switching according to temperature of a heater. The temperature switch includes a bimetal that is deformed when the temperature of the heater reaches set temperature, a switch mechanism that is opened and closed by deformation of the bimetal, and a housing member that houses the bimetal and the switch mechanism, and that is able to conduct heat to the bimetal. The heater includes a pair of heat generation units that is adjacent to each other. The housing member includes a contact portion that is formed to project and that is inserted between the pair of heat generation units.

Abstract: A vehicle safety device installed in a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle is provided to be capable of interrupting a current supplied from a power supply to a load via a supply line. The vehicle safety device includes first interrupting mechanism adapted to set the supply line in an interrupted condition when a temperature of the load reaches a first set temperature and second interrupting mechanism adapted to set the supply line in the interrupted condition such that the supply line cannot be returned to an energized condition when the temperature of the load reaches a second set temperature that is higher than the first set temperature.