ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,336, issued on April 8, was assigned to Zero Emissions Aerospace Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Fuel line safety protection system" was invented by Matthew Noel Orchard (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A second layer of physical protection against failure for a fuel line of a vehicle for use with high pressure and cryogenic fuels increases safety. The primary fuel line can be assembled from one or more components. The secondary protection is a single outer sleeve that includes a selectively permeable or impermeable membrane and may be reinforced. The sleeve and enclosed volume can also be used to protect agains...