Air Liquide, Cobham Settle Patent Suit on Fuel-Safety Technology

An Air Liquide unit had claimed that an air-separation membrane module sold by Cobham infringes its patent for a filter used in systems designed to reduce the explosion hazard of aircraft fuel-storage tanks.

• No details were provided instipulation of dismissal, approved Monday in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware
• Air-separation membrane modules are used in on-board inert-gas-generating systems; the patent relates to technology that improves the functioning of the systems and reduces the required maintenance of them and their components, according to complaint
• Targets of the suit included air-separation module assembly with serial number 00206638, which Cobham intends to ...