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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Crivelli, San Diego, CA (US);
Gary Watts, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ILLUMINA, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B65D 51/00 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/002 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/527 (2013.01); B05C 5/02 (2013.01); B01L 3/5025 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B01L 3/502792 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/04 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2200/142 (2013.01); B01L 2300/023 (2013.01); B01L 2300/043 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/045 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0672 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0809 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0874 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01); B01L 2300/18 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0478 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0655 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided comprising loading shells into shell retention chambers of a shell management module, the shells including corresponding reservoirs configured to hold individual quantities of liquid, the shell retention chambers arranged in a predetermined pattern on a platform of the shell management module. The method further comprises orienting discharge ends of the shells along an actuation direction within the shell retention chambers, and covering the discharge ends with closure lids to seal bottoms of the corresponding reservoirs.