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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Toussaint Carpenter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ryan Hunt, Ferndale, MI (US);
Craig Edward Esler, Plymouth, MI (US);
Dale Gilman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Yevgeniya Sosonkina, Birmingham, MI (US);
Henry F. Donald, Clarkston, MI (US);
Francisco Damian Sanchez Patiño, Metepec, MX;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electrical port configured to transfer electricity between a vehicle battery and a charge station, the port including indicia viewable by operators of the port. The vehicle includes a controller configured to operate the indicia to flicker at a frequency that is proportional to a throughput level of a charge. The operation is responsive to receiving the charge.