US Patent Issued to ILLUMINA on July 8 for "Systems and methods for active warming of a cartridge" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,681, issued on July 8, was assigned to ILLUMINA INC. (San Diego).

"Systems and methods for active warming of a cartridge" was invented by Kirkpatrick W. Norton (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for constructing and utilizing a cartridge having one or more active warming elements. A cartridge can include a housing, an active warming element, and a power source connector. The housing can define a chamber storing a volume of reagent therein. The active warming element can be embedded within the housing and positioned proximate to the chamber. The power source connector can be cou...