Illumina was granted a patent for substrates supporting sample quantification.

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    "uspto_assignee": "ILLUMINA, INC.",
    "patent_abstract": "Substrates for performing quantification processes and related systems and methods are disclosed. In an implementation, an apparatus includes a substrate and an imaging system. The substrate includes a pair of plates and a plurality of spacers positioned between the plates to define a gap between the pair of plates. A portion of a sample is to be received within the gap of the substrate and the imaging system is to obtain image data of the portion of the sample. The image data is to be used to determine a concentration of the portion of the sample.",
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