F1 燃油流量计专利诉讼在德克萨斯州西区联邦法院立案：美国大奖赛本周末照常开跑
位于德克萨斯州特拉维斯县的 Austin 市，一级方程式（F1）美国大奖赛开赛前夕，一场专利官司在德克萨斯州打响。英国制造商 Sentronics Holdings 已向美国德克萨斯州西区联邦地区法院起诉德国竞争对手 Allengra，指控其 F1 燃油流量计产品侵犯 Sentronics 的美国专利（专利号 11,391,609）。
诉状于10月16日提交。Sentronics 称，其2024年的实验室测试证明 Allengra 的系统使用了其专利设计，且对方自2025年8月收到正式侵权通知后仍在继续，属故意侵权，公司要求赔偿并申请陪审团审理。Sentronics 曾是国际汽联（FIA）2018至2025年的独家燃油流量计供应商，Allengra 则拿下了2026至2030年的合同，其设备目前被所有 F1 车队使用。
Sentronics 并未要求叫停本周末在美洲赛道（COTA）举行的美国大奖赛（10月23至25日），而是寻求追溯至该专利2022年7月获批以来的利润损失赔偿。FIA 与 Allengra 尚未回应置评请求。（GSM 据 RacingNews365 报道）
F1 Fuel Flow Meter Patent Lawsuit Filed in Western District of Texas Ahead of US Grand Prix
A patent dispute over Formula 1 fuel flow meters has been filed in Texas ahead of the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Travis County, Texas. British manufacturer Sentronics Holdings has sued German rival Allengra in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging infringement of its US patent No. 11,391,609.
The complaint, filed October 16, says Sentronics' own laboratory testing in 2024 showed Allengra's system uses its patented design, and that Allengra has continued despite formal notice of infringement served in August 2025, making the alleged infringement willful. Sentronics is seeking damages and a jury trial. Sentronics was the FIA's exclusive fuel flow meter supplier from 2018 to 2025; Allengra won the 2026-2030 contract, and its devices are now used by all F1 teams.
Sentronics is not seeking to stop this weekend's United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (October 23-25), instead seeking lost-profit damages dating back to the patent's issuance in July 2022. The FIA and Allengra have not yet responded to requests for comment. (GSM, via RacingNews365)
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