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A multi-purpose device mechanism for sensing and control of changes in brain state includes a shaft portion and extendible elements structured for insertion into target tissue of the brain of a subject patient, cooling means configured to operatively apply cooling therapy to the target tissue, stimulation means having at least one electrical contact structured to operatively apply electrical stimulation therapy to the target tissue, sensing means including at least one sensor monitoring a biological signal of the subject patient, control means responsive to the sensing means wherein the control means is structured to, in response to signals from the sensing means that indicate the presence of a pre-determined physiological condition or occurrence of an undesirable state change, automatically cause the cooling means and / or the stimulation means to initiate or terminate the cooling therapy and / or the electrical stimulation therapy respectively and an energy source for powering the various components of the multi-purpose device mechanism. A modified embodiment includes a least one spiral conduit and at least one return conduit for cycling coolant or refrigerant to and from the shaft portion and an external reservoir. Another modified embodiment includes pressurizing means for extending at least one extendable tube into brain tissue surrounding the shaft portion.

A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device wherein the system includes means structured to passively or actively detect faults occurring in the medical device being monitored, and wherein the fault includes an unprogrammed and / or undesired shut off of the medical device being monitored or an unprogrammed and / or undesired shut-off of the output of the medical device being monitored by the system.

A method and apparatus for the stabilizing of napthopyran and spiroxazine photochromic dye in a coating or plastic media is presented. As prolonged exposure to light causes degradation of the photochromic properties of the dyes, a two-tiered layering system is utilized in which a hindered amine stabilizer (HALS) and / or an ultraviolet light (UV) absorber, is placed as a clear coat layer above a bottom layer containing the photochromic dyes. The bottom layer is constructed containing the photochromic dyes by either a coating of a surface of a lens or an imbuing of the photochromic dyes into the lens material, and can further optionally contain a HALS and / or UV blocking compound itself.

A combination sport vehicle lift and carrier apparatus for a motor vehicle includes a mounting mechanism for releasably connecting to a conventional receiver hitch, a platform with a yoke mechanism for cradling a front wheel of a sport vehicle loaded on the platform and for supporting the sport vehicle, lifting mechanism for maintaining the platform in a horizontal orientation while selectively moving the platform to and from a loading configuration and a transporting configuration, and stabilizing mechanism for stabilizing the platform in the transporting configuration. The combination sport vehicle lift and carrier apparatus may also include an auxiliary conventional receiver hitch for towing purposes.

A fish attractor for attracting fish including a transparent and / or translucent food-containing member with a plurality of orifices; a transparent and / or translucent light-emitting member removably mounted on the food-containing member and including a battery-powered, light-emitting system; a buoyancy member including a top element removably and sealingly mounted on the light-emitting member; a sound-generating member secured to the top element capable of producing fish clicking sounds; an anchoring member secured to the food-containing member; and a retrieval mechanism secured to the light-emitting member.

An anti-sway, tongue-weight equalizing hitch for a trailer having a hitch ball socket; a shank structured for releasably connecting to a towing vehicle; a hitch head secured to the shank and having a longitudinal axis, a hitch ball with a tow axis on the longitudinal axis; an elevating mechanism for adjusting the relative elevations of the hitch head and the trailer tongue; a leveling mechanism for vertically-orienting the tow axis; right and left spring bars mounted to the hitch head to pivot about opposing right and left rearwardly-tilted stabilizing axes disposed in opposing vertically-oriented pivot axis planes spaced laterally and equidistantly outwardly from the longitudinal axis; and right and left suspension mechanisms tensionally suspending distal ends of the spring bars wherein distal ends thereof are normally spaced laterally and equidistantly outwardly from the respective vertical-oriented pivot axis planes in an equilibrium configuration.

An accessory for a transporting vehicle having a bed and a tailgate mounting mechanism, a ramp with a main portion and at least one extension, a mounting mechanism for pivotally mounting the ramp, a sled mechanism slidably mounted to the ramp; a drive mechanism with a motor mechanism for displacing the sled mechanism along the ramp, a clamping mechanism for releasably securing a wheel of a motorcycle to the sled mechanism, and a power source. The accessory has a loading configuration wherein the ramp forms an inclined plane and a transporting configuration wherein the ramp is oriented substantially parallel to the bed of the transporting vehicle.

A system for using a separate fixed or massive object to prevent theft of a motorcycle, the system comprising a frame element including a hollow enclosure having a wall with an orifice therethrough; a reel rotatably mounted in the enclosure; a flexible electrically conductive sheathed cable with a proximal end wound onto the reel and a distal end with a male connector; a control mechanism having an alarm mechanism, a female connector, circuitry to connect the female connector to the proximal end of the cable, to detect presence or absence of continuity between the proximal end and distal end of the cable, and to cause the alarm mechanism to be activated when continuity between the proximal end and distal end of the cable is broken; a locking mechanism having a locked configuration wherein the male connector is prevented from being withdrawn from the female connector, and an unlocked configuration wherein the male connector is allowed to be withdrawn from the female connector; and a power source structured to provide electrical energy to the various components of the system as needed.

A tow bar includes a towing hitch member including a pintle hitch and secured to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member secured to a vehicle to the towed; a head member with a lunette ring; a pair of tow bar legs, each including a proximal end including an outer member with a distal end, and a distal end including an inner member with a proximal end telescopingly displaceable within the distal end of the outer member; a leg connector mechanism pivotally connecting the proximal ends of the tow bar legs to the head member; towed connector elements secured to the distal ends of the tow bar legs and structured to releasably connect the tow bar legs to the towed hitch member; and a locking mechanism structured to automatically and releasably lock each of the tow bar legs in either a stored configuration or a deployed configuration.

A fishing rod includes one or more signal devices in a portion thereof and a power system that is connected to and activates the one or more signal devices when the fishing rod is flexed by a fish. The connection between the one or more signal devices and a power source includes a control switch and an activation switch that includes an electrically conductive pin mounted on the fishing rod and an electrically conductive coil spring surrounding the electrically conductive pin. The circuit between the one or more signal devices and the power is completed when the control switch is in the “on” condition and the electrically conductive pin and the electrically conductive coil of the activation switch are in electrical contact with each other. A kit may be used to retrofit an existing fishing rod.

An accessory for a swimming pool includes pool cover means having a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge wherein the pool cover means is dimensioned to completely span and extend beyond all edges of the swimming pool; motorized water pump means having a pump input with a first hose connection and a pump output with a second hose connection adapted to threadably connect to a garden-type hose; a flexible hose portion having a hose inlet and a hose outlet wherein the hose outlet is connected to the first hose connection of the pump input; and drain cover means secured to the top surface of the pool cover means wherein the drain cover means establishes a location of the pump means on the top surface of the pool cover means such that the second hose connection of the pump output is operatively spaced in close proximity to an edge of the swimming pool, protects the pump means from the elements, and operatively locates the hose portion such that the hose inlet is spaced near the center of the swimming pool when the pool cover means is in use.

A tow bar including a towing hitch member connected to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member connected to a vehicle to be towed; a head member having a front connector connected to the towing hitch member, and an articulated portion; leg connectors pivotally connected to the articulated portion; tow bar legs having outer and inner members constructed of composite material; locking members with biased cam elements and stop elements; rear connectors for connecting the tow bar legs to the towed hitch member; storage latches for releasably securing the tow bar legs in a stored configuration; protective boots for exposed portions of the inner members; and epoxy for securing the outer members to the leg connectors and the locking members, and the inner members to the stop elements and the rear connectors.

A converter apparatus for connecting a fifth wheel-type trailer to a towing vehicle having a ball hitch extending above a bed thereof, the apparatus including a horizontal first body member; a clamping mechanism releasably securing the first body member to the ball hitch; a mounting member having a horizontal second body member fixedly secured perpendicularly to and above the first body member, a pair of horizontal arm members perpendicular to and extending adjustably outwardly from opposing ends of the second body member, and a pair of horizontal arm extension members extending adjustably outwardly from opposing ends of each of the arm members; a fifth wheel hitch mechanism; and securing mechanisms releasably securing the fifth wheel hitch mechanism to the arm extension members of the arm members.

A tow bar having orthogonally-articulated towed-vehicle connectors includes a body element; a first connector element secured to and extending forwardly from the body element, the first connector element being structured to releasably connect the body element to a towing hitch arrangement of a towing vehicle; at least one tow bar leg having a fore end connected to the body element, and an aft end extending rearwardly from the body element; and a second connector element secured to and extending rearwardly from the aft end of the at least one tow bar leg, the second connector element being orthogonally-articulated and structured to releasably connect the aft end of the at least one tow bar leg to a towing hitch arrangement of the towed vehicle.

An inconspicuous nasal-dilating device for a constricted nostril, the device being insertable into and frictionally retained in the constricted nostril. The device has a circular cross-sectional shape that is laterally squeezable to an oval shape for purposes of inserting the device into the constricted nostril and, upon being released from the oval shape, attempts to return to its circular cross-sectional shape thereby dilating an air passageway of the constricted nostril.

A fishing rod includes one or more signal devices in a portion thereof and a power system that is connected to and activates the one or more signal devices when the fishing rod is flexed by a fish. The connection between the one or more signal devices and a power source includes a control switch and an activation switch that includes an electrically conductive pin mounted on the fishing rod and an electrically conductive coil spring surrounding the electrically conductive pin. The circuit between the one or more signal devices and the power is completed when the control switch is in the “on” condition and the electrically conductive pin and the electrically conductive coil of the activation switch are in electrical contact with each other. A kit may be used to retrofit an existing fishing rod.

A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device wherein the system includes means structured to passively or actively detect faults occurring in the medical device being monitored, and wherein the fault includes an unprogrammed and / or undesired shut off of the medical device being monitored or an unprogrammed and / or undesired shut-off of the output of the medical device being monitored by the system.

A tow lift apparatus for a towing vehicle includes a pair of vertically aligned and horizontally and fore-to aft oriented receiver hitches fixedly secured to the rear of the towing vehicle; a lift releasably connected to the receiver hitches, the lift connected to a power source for displacing the tow lift apparatus to and from a loading configuration and a transporting configuration; a connecting mechanism including first and second cradle with a securing device for releasable connection to a vehicle to be towed. The tow lift apparatus is adjustable to accommodate vehicles having different wheel sizes and different wheel widths. A method of assembling and using the tow lift apparatus is provided.

A shock-absorbing adapter for connecting a fifth wheel or gooseneck trailer to a towing vehicle including a lower plate, an upper plate, first and second guide means, cushioning means, a first coupling mechanism for releasably connecting the lower plate to the towing vehicle, and a second coupling mechanism for releasably connecting the upper plate to the fifth wheel or gooseneck trailer. The upper plate is operably displaceable relative to the lower plate to thereby compress the cushioning means and responsively cushion relative movements between the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism.

A tow bar for connecting a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle, the tow bar comprising a towing vehicle connection mechanism connected to the towing vehicle; a towed vehicle connection mechanism connected to the towed vehicle; and an interconnecting mechanism connecting the towing vehicle connection mechanism to the towed vehicle connection mechanism. The interconnecting mechanism defines an interconnection central point and an interconnection vertical axis spaced rearwardly from the interconnection central point. The interconnecting mechanism is structured to accommodate substantially all pitch and roll movements between the towing and towed vehicles at and about the interconnection central point, and to accommodate substantially all yaw movements between the towing and towed vehicles at and about the interconnection vertical axis.

A portable mooring device for a small watercraft includes frame means having a pair of opposing side members and a plurality of crossbar members that are assemblable and adjustable by releasably securing telescopic engagements therebetween with removable pins, watercraft-seating means having shoe and support elements that are assemblable and adjustable by releasably securing telescopic engagements therebetween and the watercraft-seating means to the frame means with removable pins, and securing means having a tongue mechanism with a winch wherein the securing means is assemblable and adjustable by releasably securing telescopic engagements thereof and by releasably securing the securing means to the frame means with removable pins. The portable mooring device is easily disassemblable by simply removing all of the removable pins. A method of mooring a small watercraft is also disclosed.

A tow bar having a towing hitch member with a pintle hitch and secured to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member secured to a towed vehicle; a head member with a lunette ring releasably connectable to the pintle hitch; first and second tow bar legs with proximal ends pivotally connected to, and extending rearwardly from, the head member; towed connector elements releasably connecting distal ends of the first and second tow bar legs to the towed hitch member; and an equalizer member structured to maintain the first and second tow bar legs at equiangular orientations relative to the head member.