Abstract: A method of determining reliability of a received signal is provided, which includes correlating a received signal from a satellite to a replica code, determining reliability of the received signal according to a predetermined reference using a first value and a second value, the first value being a correlation value of a peak phase obtained from the correlating and the second value being a correlation value of a phase delayed for a predetermined phase from the peak phase and changing the reference according to the satellite.

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 sealing member of a piezoelectric resonator device is configured to hermetically seal a driving electrode formed on a piezoelectric resonator plate. In the sealing member, a through hole is formed so that an electrode pattern formed on both major surfaces of the substrate is brought into conduction; and a conductive member fills in the through hole. The through hole has a smaller diameter at a portion thereof inside the substrate than at both end portions thereof at the major surfaces of the sealing member. Both end faces of the conductive member have a concave shape with respect to the major surfaces of the substrate of the sealing member.

Abstract: A circularly polarized antenna device can reduce degradation of radiation characteristics. The antenna device includes a rectangular ground plate having long sides and short sides and an antenna element disposed in the vicinity of a corner of the ground plate. The antenna element is disposed such that a longitudinal direction thereof is along an edge of the ground plate. When the long side of the ground plate has an electrical length given by L and the short side of the ground plate has an electrical length given by W, the ratio (L/W) is in the range of 1.73 to 2.75.

Abstract: [Solving means] In a package member assembly, a plurality of package members are integrally formed. The package member assembly includes a plurality of bottomed holes provided on a front main face and a back main face of a wafer made of glass, and external terminals connected to side-face conductors attached to inner wall faces of the bottomed holes on the back main face.

Abstract: In a broadband antenna unit including a ground plate, an antenna element disposed in the vicinity of an end of the ground plate, and a dielectric substrate for mounting the antenna element therein, the antenna element includes a folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion having a U-shape in cross section and an extending portion extending from the folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion. The antenna element is disposed on the side of one side edge of the ground plate. The broadband antenna unit has a feeding point between the ground plate and the antenna element that is disposed at a feeding position apart from the one side by a predetermined distance. A ratio between a width of the ground plate and the predetermined distance is substantially 5:2 when a ratio between the width of the ground plate and a width of the folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion is 2:1.

Abstract: In a broadband antenna unit including a ground plate, an antenna element disposed in the vicinity of an end of the ground plate, and a dielectric substrate for mounting the antenna element therein, the antenna element includes a folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion having a U-shape in cross section, a first conductive element extending from a first location of the folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion, and a second conductive element extending from a second location of the folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion. The antenna element is disposed on the side of one side edge of the ground plate. The broadband antenna unit has a feeding point between the ground plate and the antenna element that is disposed at a feeding position apart from the one side by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative, and an intermediate for the production thereof. Specifically, the object is to provide a multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative which can keep a high activity of a bio-related substance modified with the multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative and which can easily produce the modified substance; an intermediate thereof; and a bio-related substance to which the multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative is bonded. The novel multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative according to the invention is a polyoxyalkylene derivative (1) having a functional group reactive with a bio-related substance and the bio-related substance according to the invention has a structure modified with the above polyoxyalkylene derivative (1) by a reaction. Furthermore, the intermediate for the production of the novel multibranched polyoxyalkylene derivative according to the invention is a polyoxyalkylene derivative (A).

Abstract: A positioning device 20 receives a satellite signal from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite and locates a present position, the positioning device 20 including an azimuth calculation section which calculates an azimuth of the SPS satellite corresponding to the received satellite signal, and a reception environment determination section which determines a reception environment including a multipath environment based on the azimuths of the SPS satellites calculated by the azimuth calculation section.

Abstract: A method for producing a polyoxyalkylene derivative including: step (A) in which a polyoxyalkylene derivative having hydroxyl group(s) is reacted with a phthalimide derivative in the presence of an azo reagent and a phosphine reagent; step (B) in which the phthalimide groups of the compound obtained in step (A) are deprotected using a compound having a primary amino group; and step (C) in which impurities derived from the phthalimide derivative and the deprotection reagent are removed by adsorption or extraction.

Abstract: In a broadband antenna unit including a ground plate, an antenna element disposed in the vicinity of an end of the ground plate, and a dielectric substrate for mounting the antenna element therein, the antenna element includes a folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion having a U-shape in cross section and an extending portion extending from the folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion. The antenna element is disposed on the side of one side edge of the ground plate. The broadband antenna unit has a feeding point between the ground plate and the antenna element that is disposed at a feeding position apart from the one side by a predetermined distance. A ratio between a width of the ground plate and the predetermined distance is substantially 5:2 when a ratio between the width of the ground plate and a width of the folded plate-shaped monopole antenna portion is 2:1.

Abstract: A piezoelectric vibration device includes a piezoelectric vibration plate where an excitation electrode is formed, and an upper lid member and a lower lid member that hermetically seal the excitation electrode, the piezoelectric vibration plate having a region where the upper lid member is joined and a region where the lower lid member is joined, on front and back main surfaces, the upper lid member having a region on one main surface where the piezoelectric vibration plate is joined, and the lower lid member having a region on one main surface where the piezoelectric vibration plate is joined. At least one of a substrate of the joining region of the piezoelectric vibration plate, a substrate of the joining region of the upper lid member, and a substrate of the joining region of the lower lid member has a roughened surface.

Abstract: A novel polyoxyalkylene derivative represented by the following formula (1), wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, which has a functional group capable of reacting with various physiologically active substances according to the object is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a chip antenna comprising: a base portion including a dielectric, a magnetic substance or a magnetic dielectric; a spiral antenna electrode which is opposed to a ground portion and which is provided inside the base portion; and a power feeding connecting terminal to feed power to the antenna electrode, wherein a first side portion including an outermost peripheral end of the antenna electrode, or a second side portion connected to the first side portion including the outermost peripheral end, is disposed at a position closest to the ground portion at a predetermined distance away from the ground portion, and the power feeding connecting terminal is connected to a side portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the ground portion.

Abstract: A ventilation load-reducing apparatus, which has a simple structure and is capable of further improving the efficiency of the heat recovery, and a vehicle air conditioner using the same are proposed. The ventilation load-reducing apparatus includes an inside air lead-out path 4 for ventilation which leads air of a vehicle-interior out of a vehicle from a rear side of the vehicle-interior, an outside air lead-in path 5 which leads outside air into a front side of the vehicle-interior, a ventilation heat recovery device 6 which recovers heat from the air led out through the inside air lead-out path 4, a recovered heat radiator 7 which releases the heat on the air led in through the outside air lead-in path 5, and a heat transmitter 8 which transmits the heat between the ventilation heat recovery device 6 and the recovered heat radiator 7. The ventilation load-reducing apparatus is independent of a refrigerant circulating system 9 of a vehicle air conditioner 2.

Abstract: A positioning device 20 receives a satellite signal from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite and locates a present position, the positioning device 20 including an azimuth calculation section which calculates an azimuth of the SPS satellite corresponding to the received satellite signal, and a reception environment determination section which determines a reception environment including a multipath environment based on the azimuths of the SPS satellites calculated by the azimuth calculation section.

Abstract: An impurity derived from a high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol compound is removed from a high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol compound whose total average number of moles of ethylene oxide units added in the molecule is 220 to 4500. In a state where the high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol compound is dissolved in at least one of water and an organic solvent selected from aromatic hydrocarbon solvents having 8 or less carbon atoms in total and ester compound solvents having 5 or less carbon atoms in total, the water and the organic solvent are mixed. The resulting mixture was separated into an organic layer and an aqueous layer, and the organic layer is separated from the aqueous layer.

Abstract: A sealing member of a piezoelectric resonator device is configured to hermetically seal a driving electrode formed on a piezoelectric resonator plate. In the sealing member, a through hole is formed so that an electrode pattern formed on both major surfaces of the substrate is brought into conduction; and a conductive member fills in the through hole. The through hole has a smaller diameter at a portion thereof inside the substrate than at both end portions thereof at the major surfaces of the sealing member. Both end faces of the conductive member have a concave shape with respect to the major surfaces of the substrate of the sealing member.

Abstract: A positioning device includes a phase calculation section which performs a correlation process of a specific positioning base code replica and a positioning base code from a specific transmission source to calculate a present phase of the positioning base code, an estimated phase calculation section which calculates an estimated phase when estimating the present phase based on the phase used for preceding positioning, a Doppler shift of a frequency of a radio wave carrying the positioning base code, and an elapsed time from the preceding positioning, a phase difference evaluation section which determines whether or not a phase difference between the calculated present phase and the estimated phase is within a phase difference allowable range specified in advance, and a positioning section which locates a present position using the phase within the phase difference allowable range.

Abstract: A position calculating method includes: estimating a reception frequency and a code phase related to reception of a positioning signal from a positioning satellite as an estimated measurement; acquiring a reception frequency and a code phase on the basis of the positioning signal received from the positioning satellite; setting a value of an error parameter as an observed measurement, which is used in position calculation using a Kalman filter, on the basis of a difference between the observed measurement and the estimated measurement; and calculating a position by performing the position calculation using the error parameter value.