Abstract: A method is disclosed for replacing grease in a main bearing of a wind turbine, the main bearing located in a housing and the housing having least one cover plate. the bearing cover plate is removed from the housing, grease is manually removed from the main bearing, and a flushing cover is installed on the housing in place of the bearing cover plate. The flushing cover has at least two parts, the parts fitting around the main shaft, and each part having a seal so that when its attached to the bearing housing, the flushing cover forms a seal with the main shaft. The flushing cover has holes allowing access to the main bearing, and a solvent or oil is sprayed via one of the holes onto the main bearing to remove grease, the remaining holes being sealed by a removable plug. Solvent or oil is pumped out of the housing via a port at the bottom of the housing or flushing cover.

Abstract: A method of playing a digital sound clip, including creating a digital sound clip, and producing, by an amplifier, the digital sound clip in response to a hitting of the note on a guitar.

Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium incorporating instructions are provided to enable a user to create and to share a digital effects package. The instructions enable user input of a first sound effect, and a first trigger that, when activated, plays the first sound effect, and to associate the first sound effect and the first trigger with the digital effects package. The trigger can be on a musical instrument, such as on a fretboard or fingerboard of a stringed instrument. The digital effects package may be created and shared by a user at a first terminal connected via a network.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining semantically related terms. Generally, one or more seed terms are received from a user. A system searches a first index comprising a plurality of terms and one or more webpages associated with each term of the plurality of terms to determine a plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. The system then searches a second index comprising a plurality of webpages and one or more terms associated with each webpage of the plurality of webpages to determine a plurality of potential terms associated with the plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. At least one term of the plurality of potential terms is suggested to a user.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining semantically related terms. Generally, one or more seed terms are received from a user. A system searches a first index comprising a plurality of terms and one or more webpages associated with each term of the plurality of terms to determine a plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. The system then searches a second index comprising a plurality of webpages and one or more terms associated with each webpage of the plurality of webpages to determine a plurality of potential terms associated with the plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. At least one term of the plurality of potential terms is suggested to a user.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining semantically related terms. Generally, one or more seed terms are received from a user. A system searches a first index comprising a plurality of terms and one or more webpages associated with each term of the plurality of terms to determine a plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. The system then searches a second index comprising a plurality of webpages and one or more terms associated with each webpage of the plurality of webpages to determine a plurality of potential terms associated with the plurality of webpages associated with the seed terms. At least one term of the plurality of potential terms is suggested to a user.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable fascia for a bumper of a vehicle which has an upper fascia member and a lower fascia member detachably connected to the upper fascia member. The lower member can be adjusted relative to the upper member to maintain the uniformity and consistency of the gap. In another aspect of the present invention, the adjustable fascia has an upper fascia member having an upper series of alternating indentations and protrusions positioned along a face of the upper fascia. Likewise, the lower fascia member has a lower series of alternating indentations and protrusions. The lower series is positioned on a face of the lower fascia and is adapted to physically communicate with the upper series such that the indentations of the lower series receive the protrusions of the upper series and the indentations of the upper series receive the protrusions of the lower series.

Abstract: An apparatus for aiding erection in men comprising an open tubular vacuum cylinder sufficiently large to contain an erect male penis and an integrally mounted electrically powered vacuum generating unit which mounts to an end of said cylinder and supplies a limited vacuum at a relatively high leakage rate and a large, sensitive, vacuum controlling valve which may be used to accurately limit the vacuum produced by the vacuum generating unit to a point safe for a user.

Abstract: A collapsible ball check valve for use in high pressure pneumatic devices to prevent a backflow upon loss of the high pressure while, simultaneously, not requiring a pressure loss to operate the check valve. The pressure of the fluid causes the hollow ball to collapse inwardly, thereby allowing fluid to continue to flow through the flow passage around the collapsed ball valve and through the valve seat which is provided with a plurality of inwardly sloped passages to allow fluid flow therethrough upon collapse of the hollow ball. Upon losing pressure in the flow passage, the ball valve resumes its normal shape to press against a flanged opening in the flow passage thereby preventing a reverse flow of fluid.