Patent ID: 8062575

Claim:
A computer based detecting system that detects a defective tire assembly during a curing process comprising: a computer processor, a plurality of temperature sensors appropriately connected to said processor, at least one hose that is connected to a station having a tire assembly inside an autoclave and an external manifold of the autoclave wherein each of at least one hose define an external portion that outwardly extends from said autoclave and, wherein each temperature sensor is in communication with said external portion of each of at least one hose, said each temperature sensor generates input data to said processor, wherein said input data includes a plurality of temperature values one from each sensor and wherein a correction value is applied to each of said temperature values in order to correct for known temperature deviations within each station, wherein said processor calculates an average of said plurality of temperature values and compares each said temperature value with said average to compute a difference value, and wherein said processor upon sensing said difference value greater than a preset value sends an alarm signal to an output device indicating a defect in said tire assembly.