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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Michael J. Stone, San Diego, CA (US);
Brad Drews, San Diego, CA (US);
Erik Williamson, San Diego, CA (US);
ILLUMINA, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Flow-control system includes a fluid reservoir configured to store a fluid, a pressure accumulator in flow communication with and positioned downstream from the fluid reservoir, and a loading zone that is configured to receive and fluidly couple to a flow cell having a biological or chemical sample. The loading zone is in flow communication with and positioned downstream from the pressure accumulator. The flow-control system also includes a system pump in flow communication with and positioned downstream from the loading zone. The system pump is configured to induce a flow of the fluid from the fluid reservoir and through the pressure accumulator and the loading zone. The pressure accumulator is configured to receive fluid from the fluid reservoir during a filling operation. The pressure accumulator is configured to impart pressure on the fluid and drive the fluid toward the loading zone during a pressure-assist operation.