Patent ID: 7907859

Claim:
A method for automatically adjusting nip width based on a scanned nip print image on ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive media in an image production device, comprising: receiving a signal to generate a nip print; automatically inserting a sheet of UV-sensitive media into a fuser nip in the image production device, the fuser nip being an intersection of the fuser roll and the pressure roll; pausing the sheet of UV-sensitive media in the fuser nip for a predetermined time period; illuminating the UV-sensitive media with ultraviolet light to generate a nip print; scanning the generated nip print; determining if a nip width adjustment is required based on the scanned nip print, the nip width being the distance of an arc length created by an intersection of the fuser roll and the pressure roll, and if it is determined that a nip width adjustment is required based on the scanned nip print, adjusting the nip width using a nip width adjustment device.