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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Crivelli, San Diego, CA (US);
Gary Watts, San Diego, CA (US);
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A liquid storage and delivery mechanism and method of use are provided. The mechanism comprises shells that include corresponding reservoirs to hold individual quantities of liquid. The shells include filling ends and discharge ends. The filling ends include fill ports that open to the reservoirs in order to receive the corresponding quantity of liquid. The discharge ends are covered with closure lids to seal bottoms of the corresponding reservoirs. A shell management module is provided comprising a cover and a platform. The platform includes shell retention chambers to receive corresponding shells. The shell retention chambers are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the platform. The shell retention chambers are to orient shells with the fill ports exposed from the platform. The cover is mounted onto the platform to close the fill ports. The shells are to move individually, along the shell retention chambers, between non-actuated and actuated positions.