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(88) Date of publication A3: 31.03.2022 (43) Date of publication: 21.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/25 (21) Application number: 21856663.6 (22) Date of filing: 11.08.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01L 3/00(2006.01) G01N 27/49(2006.01) G01N 27/327(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01N 33/4875; B01L 3/502707; B01L 3/502715; B01L 3/502738; B01L 2200/027; B01L 2200/025; B01L 2200/028; B01L 2300/042; B01L 2300/044; B01L 2300/047; B01L 2300/0645; B01L 2300/1827; B01L 2400/0487; B01L 7/52; B01L 2300/021; B01L 2300/0864; B01L 2300/087; B01L 2400/0481; B01L 2300/046; B01L 3/50273; B01L 2400/0655; B01L 2300/049; B01L 2300/0816; B01L 2200/10; B01L 2200/0605; B01L 2300/123; B01L 2300/0838; B01L 2300/0681; B01L 2400/0406; B01L 2300/0867; B01L 2200/16 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/045600 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/035995 (17.02.2022 Gazette 2022/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.08.2020 US 202063066047 P (71) Applicant: Alveo Technologies Inc. Alameda, CA 94501 (US)

(72) Inventors: FANG, Rixun Alameda, California 94501 (US) GAITERI, Joseph Carl Alameda, California 94501 (US) WADE, Daniel J. Alameda, California 94501 (US) LIN, Tung-Yi Alameda, California 94501 (US) GUNNING, Kevin Alameda, California 94501 (US) LORD, Brenna Hearn Alameda, California 94501 (US) CHIANG, Yuh-Min Alameda, California 94501 (US) CHIARELLO, Ronald Phillip Alameda, California 94501 (US) WANG, Teresa Alameda, California 94501 (US) (74) Representative: Plougmann Vingtoft a/s  Strandvejen 70 2900 Hellerup 2900 Hellerup (DK)