Abstract: A non-human animal or a part of the same in which the function of Mipep gene is totally or partially lost in adipose tissues or the expression level of Mipep gene in adipose tissues is lowered compared to a wild type; and mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes in which the function of Mipep gene is totally or partially lost or the expression level of Mipep gene is lowered compared to a wild type. A therapeutic or prophylactic drug that includes the mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes or a culture supernatant thereof; and a method for preparing a mitokine mixture using the non-human cells, mesenchymal stem cells or adipocytes.

Abstract: A power conversion device is provided, and includes a major circuit part and a control device; the major circuit part includes a power conversion part converting, into AC power, power that is input, and a filter circuit causing the AC power output from the power conversion part to approach a sine wave; the control device controls power conversion by the major circuit part by controlling an operation of the power conversion part; the control device includes an overcurrent suppression controller; the overcurrent suppression controller calculates instantaneous value voltage output command values of the phases of the AC power output from the power conversion part to suppress an overcurrent at the output end of the major circuit part. Accordingly, a power conversion device and a control device of the power conversion device are provided in which the generation of an overcurrent can be suppressed even when a voltage-controlled operation is performed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes injecting liquid or pasty transparent resin into a sheet forming mold, adding a phosphor to the resin in the mold, centrifugally rotating the mold so as to settle the phosphor included in the resin toward one surface side of the resin, thermally curing the resin so as to form a phosphor sheet, the phosphor sheet including a phosphor layer formed on the one surface side of the resin and a transparent layer formed on an other surface side of the resin, overlaying the phosphor sheet on a light emitting element such that the phosphor layer of the phosphor sheet contacts with a light emitting surface of the light emitting element, mounting the light emitting element with the phosphor sheet overlaid on a board, and flattening a surface of the transparent layer of the phosphor sheet on the light emitting element.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes injecting liquid or pasty transparent resin into a sheet forming mold, adding a phosphor to the resin in the mold, centrifugally rotating the mold so as to settle the phosphor included in the resin toward one surface side of the resin, thermally curing the resin so as to form a phosphor sheet, the phosphor sheet including a phosphor layer formed on the one surface side of the resin and a transparent layer formed on an other surface side of the resin, overlaying the phosphor sheet on a light emitting element such that the phosphor layer of the phosphor sheet contacts with a light emitting surface of the light emitting element, mounting the light emitting element with the phosphor sheet overlaid on a board, and flattening a surface of the transparent layer of the phosphor sheet on the light emitting element.

Abstract: An LED illumination device 1 for vehicle use includes an LED lamp 10, a circuit 5 for supplying a current to the LED lamp from a power supply mounted on the vehicle, and a current control unit 7 for controlling the current supplied to the LED lamp 10 so as to be inversely proportional to the environmental temperature of the LED lamp 10. In this manner, in the current supply circuit, an LED chip 11 is coupled to the collector of a common-emitter type transistor 15. The current control unit includes a PTC thermistor 21 and the PTC thermistor 21 is coupled to the base of the transistor 15, whereby a current supplied to the base is made small when the temperature of the PTC thermistor 21 becomes high. The PTC thermistor 21 is placed in a circumstance where the temperature thereof becomes same as the environmental temperature of the LED chip 11 at the time where the LED chip 11 is in an OFF state.

Abstract: In a light emitting diode package or a light emitting diode, a cover body having an opening with a reflecting surface is attached on an upper portion of a base body on which a light emitting diode element is mounted. The base body is formed of alumina ceramics having a pore diameter of 0.10 to 1.25 ?m or a porosity of 10% or more, and a thermal via is formed in the base body. Accordingly, it is possible to improve luminance and heat radiating characteristics of the light emitting diode package and the light emitting diode which uses alumina ceramics.

Abstract: In a light emitting diode package or a light emitting diode, a cover body having an opening with a reflecting surface is attached on an upper portion of a base body on which a light emitting diode element is mounted. The base body is formed of alumina ceramics having a pore diameter of 0.10 to 1.25 ?m or a porosity of 10% or more, and a thermal via is formed in the base body. Accordingly, it is possible to improve luminance and heat radiating characteristics of the light emitting diode package and the light emitting diode which uses alumina ceramics.

Abstract: A phosphor plate has a wavelength conversion plate member formed of a base material with a phosphor included therein. The phosphor is operable to radiate a wavelength-converted light by being excited by a light emitted from a light emitting element. The base material further has a converter of light travel direction.

Abstract: A light emitting device having an emitting element and an element mounting portion on which the emitting element is mounted. The element mounting portion is formed of aluminum nitride.

Abstract: A hose coupling device includes a pipe which has a pipe sleeve portion formed at one end thereof and a hose connecting portion formed at the other end thereof, and fixing means which is set to the pipe in the vicinity of the pipe sleeve portion and is capable of positioning and fixing the pipe sleeve portion in vertical and horizontal directions thereof with respect to a pipe connecting hole formed in a part to which the pipe is attached.

Abstract: In the air bag device, a bag holder, a retainer, and an air bag can be assembled together into a united body by use of bolts and nuts which are provided so as to extend from a retainer formed from a metal plate. At a plurality of positions near a peripheral edge of an opening formed in the air bag, there are formed insertion holes. In the retainer, there are provided a plurality of securing projections which are inserted through associated insertion holes and into associated securing holes formed in the bag holder. Each of the securing projections is cut and raised from a main body of the retainer and has a semi-cylindrical shape with the peripheral wall thereof raised from the retainer and a semi-arc shaped outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall faces the opening of the air bag.

Abstract: A hose coupling device includes a pipe which has a pipe sleeve portion formed at one end thereof and a hose connecting portion formed at the other end thereof, and fixing means which is set to the pipe in the vicinity of the pipe sleeve portion and is capable of positioning and fixing the pipe sleeve portion in vertical and horizontal directions thereof with respect to a pipe connecting hole formed in a part to which the pipe is attached.