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(43) Date of publication: 12.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/24 (21) Application number: 22761774.3 (22) Date of filing: 04.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G16B 20/00(2019.01) G16B 40/20(2019.01) G16B 15/20(2019.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G16B 15/20; G16B 20/00; G16B 40/20 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/039475 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/014912 (09.02.2023 Gazette 2023/06)

(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: 05.08.2021 US 202163229897 P 28.07.2022 US 202217876481 28.07.2022 US 202217876501 (71) Applicant: Illumina, Inc. San Diego, CA 92122 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHEN, Chen San Diego, 92122 (US) GAO, Hong San Diego, 92122 (US) SUNDARAM, Laksshman San Diego, 92122 (US) FARH, Kai-How San Diego, 92122 (US) (74) Representative: Lowden, Samuel Robert James  Marks & Clerk LLP 2nd Floor Wytham Court 11 West Way Oxford OX2 0JB Oxford OX2 0JB (GB)