Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an enhanced valet mode for vehicles. An example method may include receiving a request to enter a valet mode of the vehicle. The example method may also include enabling the valet mode of the vehicle. The example method may also include disabling, based on the valet mode of the vehicle being enabled, a secure idle mode of the vehicle, wherein the secure idle mode of the vehicle includes locking a gear shifter of the vehicle in a park position when an occupant of the vehicle is outside of a cabin of the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an enhanced valet mode for vehicles. An example method may include receiving a request to enter a valet mode of the vehicle. The example method may also include enabling the valet mode of the vehicle. The example method may also include disabling, based on the valet mode of the vehicle being enabled, a secure idle mode of the vehicle, wherein the secure idle mode of the vehicle includes locking a gear shifter of the vehicle in a park position when an occupant of the vehicle is outside of a cabin of the vehicle.

Abstract: An automated end-to-end continuous purification system for the manufacture of therapeutic proteins to reduce complexity of manual process operations and minimize physical space requirements, wherein the system comprises a plurality of purification stages operated simultaneously in a series.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for comminuting a biological process-material (2), the method comprising electroporatingthe biological process-material (2) and comminuting the electroporated process-material (2). The present invention also relates to a device (1) for the comminution of a biological process-material (2) using an electroporator (3) and a comminution device (4). In order to provide a method and a device for comminuting a biological process-material, which reduce the amount of waste and minimize yield losses, in the method according to the invention, a comminution parameter (ZK) is acquired and an electroporation parameter (EP) is set subject to the acquired comminution parameter (ZK). For this purpose, the device (1) according to the invention comprises a measuring device (5) for acquiring a comminution parameter (ZK) and a controller (6) for setting an electroporation parameter (EP) subject to the acquired comminution parameter ZK).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an enhanced valet mode for vehicles. An example method may include receiving a request for a temporary valet passcode. The example method may also include generating a temporary valet passcode. The example method may also include displaying a request for entry of the temporary valet passcode. The example method may also include determining that an input has been received. The example method may also include determining that a mobile device is located within the vehicle or within a threshold distance from the vehicle. The example method may also include preventing the vehicle from starting based on authorization of the mobile device for a period of time subsequent to the input being received.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a preserved food item (1) from a raw material (2), in particular for producing a snack product, comprising the following steps: treating the raw material (2) by applying an electric field; bringing the treated raw material (2) into contact with an aqueous medium (3); and preserving the raw material (2) into a food item (1) after the step of bringing into contact. In order to avoid occurring impurities during the production of preserved food items and to provide a consistent product quality the invention comprises the following method steps: determining a measured value (4) characterizing a product property of the preserved food item (1) and/or an ingredient of the aqueous medium (3); and outputting a control signal (5) as a function of the determined measured value (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a dried food from a fruit or vegetable, more particularly for producing potato flakes. The invention proposes the following method steps for providing a dried food pulp from a fruit or vegetable, more particularly potato flakes, having a low free starch content without the addition of emulsifiers or other additives: Treating the fruit by applying an electrical field; comminuting the treated fruit or vegetable to form a food pulp; and drying the food pulp. The present invention also relates to a dried food pulp, more particularly potato flakes, produced according to the method of the invention, and the use of such a dried food pulp.

Abstract: A method for frying a foodstuff (2) is shown, the cell membrane of which has been permeabilized, wherein the temperature of a frying medium (4) surrounding the foodstuff (2) is lowered from a starting temperature (8) at the beginning of the frying process to a final temperature (9) in a manner controlled in accordance with a predetermined temperature profile (7). Furthermore, a device (1) for producing a fried foodstuff (2) is shown, in particular for performing the above method, which comprises at least one frying container (3) for receiving a frying medium (4) and the foodstuff (2) to be fried, at least one temperature control device (5) for setting the temperature of the frying medium (4) in the frying container (3), and a control unit (6).

Abstract: An automated end-to-end continuous purification system for the manufacture of therapeutic proteins to reduce complexity of manual process operations and minimize physical space requirements.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an enhanced valet mode for vehicles. An example method may include receiving, by a vehicle, a request for a temporary valet passcode. The example method may also include determining, that a passive entry passive start (PEPS) key fob is not present inside the vehicle. The example method may also include presenting a request for a second passcode. The example method may also include determining that the second passcode has been input. The example method may also include determining that the second passcode matches a pre-established passcode that is stored in memory of the vehicle. The example method may also include generating, using an enhanced valet mode, a first temporary valet passcode based on the determination that the second passcode matches a pre-established passcode that is stored in the memory.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an enhanced valet mode for vehicles. An example method may include receiving a request for a temporary valet passcode. The example method may also include generating a temporary valet passcode. The example method may also include displaying a request for entry of the temporary valet passcode. The example method may also include determining that an input has been received. The example method may also include determining that a mobile device is located within the vehicle or within a threshold distance from the vehicle. The example method may also include preventing the vehicle from starting based on authorization of the mobile device for a period of time subsequent to the input being received.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an enhanced valet mode for vehicles. An example method may include receiving a request to enter a valet mode of the vehicle. The example method may also include enabling the valet mode of the vehicle. The example method may also include disabling, based on the valet mode of the vehicle being enabled, a secure idle mode of the vehicle, wherein the secure idle mode of the vehicle includes locking a gear shifter of the vehicle in a park position when an occupant of the vehicle is outside of a cabin of the vehicle.

Abstract: A trading platform for trading financial instruments that provides the ability to manage customer credit limits, assess credit risks, and provide clearing certainty of trades. In an exemplary embodiment, the trading platform includes computer software modules and provides graphical user interfaces to handle the process of assessing credit risk, obtaining clearing certainty from a clearing member prior to trade execution, and providing notices of the existence or absence of clearing certainty with regard to particular trade requests.

Abstract: In one example, an assistant support server may maintain a web portal to crowdsource responses to a user input. The assistant support server may maintain a web portal accessible by a developer device. The assistant support server may store an assistant rule based on a developer input associating an input word set describing a hypothetical user input with a deep link for a website. The assistant support server may receive in the web portal the developer input. The assistant support server may direct a smart assistant module executed by a user device to connect to the deep link in response to receiving a user input from the smart assistant module matching the input word set.

Abstract: An adjustable seat occupant assembly for a vehicle seat including an elongate beam spring with an inline slider mechanism at its proximal end that displaces an beam spring flexor, e.g., elongate strap or link, operatively connected to a distal end of the spring to change the amount of flexure and prominence during adjustment to adjust support. In one embodiment, the mechanism is an inline slider crank mechanism carried by a drive carriage extending from the proximal end that rotates a crank when a knob is turned reciprocating the flexor between a fully retracted position where flexure is maximum and a fully extended position flexure is minimum. In another preferred embodiment, the mechanism is an inline slider cam-follower mechanism with a cam rotated by the knob to slidably displace a translating follower yoke that moves the flexor to change spring flexure.

Abstract: A seat position adjuster with a manipulable control shaft carrying a position locking latch and a spring that biases the latch toward a latched position that locks seat position with the spring being part of a vibration isolator selectively deactivated by an isolator lockout. The shaft is rotatively and axially movable relative to a mounting bracket carrying the shaft that also is attached to one rail of a slide mechanism with the latch being urged by spring into operative engagement with the other rail. Spring is captured in torsion rotatively biasing the latch toward the latched position and is active in tension and/or compression isolating the seat from vibration and lateral/longitudinal accelerations. A control shaft of the lockout is manipulable between a locked position deactivating isolation by preventing axial movement of the position adjuster control shaft relative to bracket and an unlocked position permitting relative axial movement therebetween activating isolation.

Abstract: In one example, an assistant support server may maintain a web portal to crowdsource responses to a user input. The assistant support server may maintain a web portal accessible by a developer device. The assistant support server may store an assistant rule based on a developer input associating an input word set describing a hypothetical user input with a deep link for a website. The assistant support server may receive in the web portal the developer input. The assistant support server may direct a smart assistant module executed by a user device to connect to the deep link in response to receiving a user input from the smart assistant module matching the input word set.

Abstract: A model for presenting non-installed applications that enable the user to share the type of content that a user is accessing. For instance, the application might be a computing program, a web service, and so forth. The model may present both installed and not installed content sharing applications in a user interface menu. For a given user interface menu, there would be a list of visualizations, each of which is associated with one of the content sharing applications. The user may select one or more non-installed applications to share the content. Furthermore, the model may select the applications to be presented in the list based on a number of different factors; for instance, the location of the user, a language of the content, a web service the user accessed, an application that is installed by a user's contacts, and so forth.

Abstract: A trading platform for trading financial instruments that provides the ability to manage customer credit limits, assess credit risks, and provide clearing certainty of trades. In an exemplary embodiment, the trading platform includes computer software modules and provides graphical user interfaces to handle the process of assessing credit risk, obtaining clearing certainty from a clearing member prior to trade execution, and providing notices of the existence or absence of clearing certainty with regard to particular trade requests.

Abstract: A trading platform for trading financial instruments that provides the ability to manage customer credit limits, assess credit risks, and provide clearing certainty of trades. In an exemplary embodiment, the trading platform includes computer software modules and provides graphical user interfaces to handle the process of assessing credit risk, obtaining clearing certainty from a clearing member prior to trade execution, and providing notices of the existence or absence of clearing certainty with regard to particular trade requests.