Patent ID: 8826813

Claim:
A second phase dispersion apparatus for dispersing a second phase within a non-Newtonian fluid base product to produce a non-Newtonian fluid product, the second phase dispersion apparatus being supported on a support, including: a housing having a body, a first end cap coupled to the body, and a second end cap coupled to the body, the housing including at least one inlet through which the non-Newtonian fluid base product and the second phase are introduced, a cavity in the body wherein the non-Newtonian fluid base product and the second phase are mixed to generally evenly disperse the second phase in the non-Newtonian fluid base product, and an outlet through which the non-Newtonian fluid product is passed; a support bracket coupled to the housing and supporting the housing relative to the support, the support bracket holding the housing stationary relative to the support; a rotatable shaft positioned within the cavity, the rotatable shaft being rotatable relative to the body of the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the at least one inlet is provided in the first end cap and is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing and the outlet is provided in the second end cap and is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing; a first plurality of pins protruding into the cavity, the first plurality of pins being fixed relative to the body and arranged in a plurality of rows along a longitudinal direction of body, the first plurality of pins being angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable shaft; and a second plurality of pins supported by the rotatable shaft and arranged to interleave between the first plurality of pins as the rotatable shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis relative to the housing, the second plurality of pins being angled relative to the longitudinal axis.