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EP 4 413 575 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 14.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/33 (21) Application number: 22800024.6 (22) Date of filing: 05.10.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G16B 20/20(2019.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G16B 20/20 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/045823 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/059750 (13.04.2023 Gazette 2023/15)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 06.10.2021 US 202163253122 P 19.11.2021 US 202163281579 P 19.11.2021 US 202163281592 P 22.11.2021 US 202117533091 26.09.2022 US 202217953286 26.09.2022 US 202217953293 (71) Applicant: Illumina, Inc. San Diego, CA 92122 (US)

(72) Inventors: HAMP, Tobias Cambridge CB21 6DF (GB) GAO, Hong San Diego, California 92122 (US) FARH, Kai-How San Diego, California 92122 (US) (74) Representative: Lever, Melissa Jayne  Marks & Clerk LLP 2nd Floor Wytham Court 11 West Way Oxford OX2 0JB Oxford OX2 0JB (GB)