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(43) Date of publication: 11.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/50 (21) Application number: 23720174.4 (22) Date of filing: 02.02.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 30/88(2006.01) G01N 35/00(2006.01) G01N 30/86(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01N 30/88; G01N 2030/8804; G01N 30/86; G06Q 10/20 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/000065 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/148554 (10.08.2023 Gazette 2023/32)

(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: 02.02.2022 US 202263305980 P 06.01.2023 US 202318151162 (71) Applicant: Dionex Softron GmbH 82110 Germering (DE)	(72) Inventors: SEITZ, Stefan, Andreas 82110 Germering (DE) STROBL, Christoph 82110 Germering (DE) ENGELMANN, Bastian 82110 Germering (DE) (74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant LLP  Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP London EC4Y 8AP (GB)