US 12,227,103 B1
Energy supply status indication for a vehicle
William S. Lerner, Litchfield, CT (US)
Filed by William S. Lerner, Litchfield, CT (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/970,474.
Application 17/970,474 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/319,039, filed on May 12, 2021, granted, now 11,760,258.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/270,531, filed on Oct. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/024,500, filed on May 13, 2020.
Int. Cl. B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60L 58/12 (2019.02) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle that provides an indication of status of an energy source that provides power for the vehicle, comprising:
a visual indicator, positioned on the vehicle at a location determined to be among a plurality of locations to most likely be intact during and after an accident, the visual indicator providing a one or more predetermined visual colored indications that identify status of an energy source that provides power for the vehicle; and
a controller programmed to generate the one or more predetermined visual colored indications, the controller generating a first predetermined visual colored indication in response to a danger condition to provide a warning of danger and a second predetermined visual colored indication that identifies a type of the energy source that provides power for the vehicle.