Batteroo Adds Former Battery Company Technologist, Environmental Advocate to Advisory Board
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Batteroo Inc. today announced the expansion of its Advisory Board with the addition of former Eveready Senior Technology Fellow Dr. George Blomgren and environmental advocate Robert Lilienfeld. They join previously announced Bob and Frankie Roohparvar, Warren Flick and David Martin, who combine for more than 100 years of shared experience in the electrical engineering, electric system design, green technologies, product development and retail sectors.
With more than 20 U.S. patents covering many aspects of battery technology, Blomgren currently serves as President of Blomgren Consulting Services, consulting with companies around the world on battery technology and applications; and as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. During a 41-year career with Union Carbide Corp., which evolved into the Eveready Battery Co., he worked on several advancements in battery technologies, earning the company's highest technical position - Senior Technology Fellow. After Eveready, Blomgren founded and was Chief Scientist of Imara Corp. He has also served as Associate Editor of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Chair of the ECS Battery Division, and adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
"I have been pleasantly surprised at the depth of understanding of the Roohparvar brothers regarding the Batteriser development," said Blomgren. "They were able to look at a problem with alkaline batteries related to extracting the maximum capacity from each cell and relate it to their deep knowledge of electronic circuitry. While their approach can work for any type of battery, the alkaline cell is particularly sensitive because of its steeply decreasing voltage during discharge. The battery industry has never clearly explained this fact to the consumer, but battery experts have been well aware of the problem and the great waste encountered, especially when devices use relatively high cut-off voltages. But the industry has never produced a means to solve or get around the problem. These men and their staffs are very enterprising, thoughtful and intelligent in their approach to a new and revolutionary battery device."
Lilienfeld's work in the areas of source reduction and waste prevention are internationally known. He is Editor of The ULS Report, a highly respected and widely read newsletter aimed at spreading the benefits of source reduction. Both Lilienfeld and The ULS Report have received significant nation attention via features in major newspapers and magazines. Lilienfeld has appeared on a wide variety of network television and radio programs. He provided commentary for public radio and hosted Use Less Stuff on Fox, a monthly segment for FOX TV's morning new in Detroit. Lilienfeld is also the co-author of Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are.
"Given the ability of Batteriser to significantly reduce battery discards, the savings to both the environment and people's wallets is enormous," said Lilienfeld. "This is one of the most significant ways to use less stuff, reduce waste and conserve resources that I have seen in the 20 years that I've been active in environmental issues."
More than 15 billion batteries end up in landfills every year, in addition to the significant environmental impact of mining and sourcing raw materials. A 2010 study by the California Department of Resources Recycling listed disposable battery production and manufacturing as a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Batteriser, a reusable sleeve that slips over batteries to instantly tap into the remaining energy that is usually thrown away, can reduce dependence on disposable batteries and save consumers money over time.
"We have worked diligently to bring to market revolutionary technology that will allow consumers to not only easily extend the life of their disposable batteries to save them money, but also to minimize environmental impact of the production and disposal of billions of batteries that still contain as much as 80 percent of their energy unused," said Frankie Roohparvar, inventor of the Batteriser technology and Batteroo's Chairman of the Board. "We are pleased to welcome George and Bob to the Batteroo Advisory Board and look forward to leveraging their expertise to further improve our technological and environmental approaches. Their backgrounds complement the experience and leadership of our other Advisory Board members extremely well."
Batteriser, currently the only device of its kind, has been tested and proven compatible on a variety of battery-operated home and office gadgets, including wireless keyboards, noise cancelling headphones, Xbox and Wii controllers, TV remote controls, walkie-talkies, digital scales, electric toothbrushes, toys, portable radios, flashlights, and blood pressure monitors. Batteriser will be available for AA, AAA, C, and D-cell batteries. Retail prices will start at under $10.00 for a four pack of Batteriser sleeves. For more information visit www.batteriser.com.
To support Batteroo's crowdfunding campaign, and receive Batteriser before it reaches retail sellers, visit http://igg.me/at/batteriser.
About Batteroo
Batteroo Corporation is an innovator of intelligent power management and delivery systems (Batteriser). It is a sleeve that makes contact with the positive and negative ends of a common battery to access its untapped energy at a highly efficient regulated system voltage. Batteriser can extend the life of disposable alkaline batteries by up to 800 percent, saving consumers money and saving landfills from toxic battery waste which would result in soil contamination and a laundry list of negative environmental impacts. Batteriser has been tested and proven compatible on a variety of battery-operated home and office gadgets, including wireless keyboards, noise-cancelling headphones, Xbox and Wii controllers, TV remote controls, walkie-talkies, digital scales, electric toothbrushes, toys, portable radios, flashlights, and blood pressure monitors. The company was cofounded by Bob Roohparvar Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, who holds more than 20 patents in his 30-year career in power management, semiconductors, and consumer products and Frankie Roohparvar well known executive who holds more than 500 patents. For more information visit www.batteriser.com.
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