Patent ID: 8412380
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method for curing a rubber article, the method comprising: maintaining a measured curing temperature (TM) within a curing chamber between a high temperature limit (TH) and a low temperature limit (TL), wherein the TH is derived from a high temperature curing curve and the TL is derived from a low temperature curing curve; obtaining a curing target A1 or A2, wherein A1 is an area between the high temperature curing curve and a base temperature (TB) and A2 is an area between the low temperature curing curve and the TB, wherein the TB is selected to make A1 and A2 within at least 10% of each other; determining an area under a measured curing curve, the area under the measured curing curve being between the measured curing curve and the TB, wherein the measured curing curve is defined as a plot of the measured curing temperature over time; and indicating a completed cure of the rubber article when the area under the measured curing curve reaches the curing target.