Patent ID: 6854878

Claim:
An apparatus for mixing substances, said apparatus comprising: a mixing chamber ( 18 ), said mixing chamber having a plurality of separate mixing regions; a rotor ( 17 ) disposed in said mixing chamber ( 18 ), said rotor including a partition plate ( 20 ), inner blades ( 21 ) and outer blades ( 22 ), said partition plate ( 20 ) defining a plane and dividing said mixing chamber into said plurality of separate mixing regions; an edge rail ( 37 ) positioned in the plane of said partition plate ( 20 ) between said inner blades ( 21 ) and outer blades ( 22 ); a cup-shaped stator ( 33 ) disposed in said mixing chamber ( 18 ), said stator ( 33 ) having a wall ( 34 ), said wall ( 34 ) including a plurality of holes ( 35 ) and terminating at said edge rail ( 37 ); a first product inlet ( 6 ) into said mixing chamber ( 18 ) located at one side of said partition plate ( 20 ); a second product inlet ( 8 ) into said mixing chamber ( 18 ); and a product outlet ( 13 ) operatively associated with said partition plate ( 20 ) and located at the other side of said partition plate ( 20 ).