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US 2019/0337690 A1Published application
Liquid storage and delivery mechanisms and methods
AssigneeIllumina, Inc.
InventorsPaul Crivelli, Gary Watts
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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.
Claims20
A method, 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;
- 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.
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A method, 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 shell management module having a cover mounted to a base;
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- applying an actuating force to a first shell from the shells to move the first shell along the corresponding shell retention chamber in the actuation direction from the non-actuated position to the actuated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.