Thomas Schorn

Title: Thomas Schorn and His Patent for Polymer Filtration

Introduction

Thomas Schorn is an inventor associated with St. Ingbert, Germany, and Hydac Process Technology GmbH. His patent work addresses filter design for high-pressure molten-polymer filtration.

Latest Patents

The available information identifies one patent associated with Schorn: “Filter device, in particular for high-pressure applications in a molten polymer filtration.” The invention describes a filter device with a screw-in piece, a filter medium—particularly metal wool—and a perforated support tube. A support grid and two fixing pieces hold the filter medium in place, while a volume displacer is integrated into the support tube. The fixing piece that covers the volume displacer also serves as a handle. This arrangement is intended to make the exchangeable filter medium quicker and simpler to assemble while avoiding damaging torsional loads on the filter element. Schorn is associated with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Schorn’s documented patent contribution focuses on practical improvements to filtration equipment used in demanding, high-pressure polymer-processing applications. The design combines support, fastening, and handling features to facilitate filter-medium replacement.

Collaborations

The supplied information lists Norbert Lang and Ralf Wnuk as Schorn’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or establish whether they were co-inventors.

Conclusion

Thomas Schorn’s documented invention improves the assembly and handling of a filter device for high-pressure molten-polymer filtration, with an emphasis on easier filter-medium replacement and protection against torsional stress.