Patent ID: 7093722

Claim:
A container for transporting and/or storing a polishing slurry having abrasive particles suspended therein, the container comprising: an interior surface defining a volume for storing the slurry, the interior surface further defining a cavity for retaining abrasive particles settling from the slurry; and an opening for receiving and/or emptying the slurry, wherein the container defines a volumetric capacity and the cavity is sized to retain about 0.1 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of the total abrasive particles in the slurry when the container is filled to capacity, and wherein the cavity has (a) a width from about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm,(b) a depth from about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm, or (c) a width from about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm and a depth from about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm.