US 11,718,189 B2
Exterior light and charge indicator
Matthew Coburn, Milford, MI (US); Brian Gase, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Mohamad Jeffery Hammoud, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); Luke James Mack, Newport Beach, CA (US); and Paul Hoste, White Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,672.
Application 17/703,672 is a continuation of application No. 16/459,328, filed on Jul. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,288,902.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/692,560, filed on Jun. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0215703 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0825 (2013.01) [B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); B60Q 2400/20 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charge indicator system for an electric vehicle, comprising:
a light; and
a light control module configured to:
determine that the electric vehicle is charging;
based on the determining:
illuminate a first region of the light and a second region of the light;
move the illuminated first region and the illuminated second region inward towards each other from initial positions; and
return the illuminated first region and the illuminated second region to their initial positions.