Patent ID: 6889179
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of simulating environmental exposure of an item, comprising the steps of: (A) wetting the item with a solution when the item is at a first temperature for a first length of time; (B) drying the item for a second length of time that is less than the first length at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature; (C) drying the item for a third length of time that is less than the second length at a third temperature that is lower than the second temperature and higher than the first temperature; (D) humidifying the item when the item is at the third temperature for the first length of time; (E) drying the item for the second length of time at a fourth temperature that is higher than the second temperature; (F) repeating steps (C) and (D) after performing step (E); and (G) drying the item at the first temperature for a fourth length of time that is less than the second length of time and greater than the third length of time.