I don't think the Patent System today works anything like it did in the past.
Patents are SO complex and technical now, and there are so many that get pushed through the pipeline, that reviewers likely skim through them and grant many that shouldn't be. The patent system obviously wants to keep the revenue stream flowing, and so it works more like a "library system" where ideas get time-stamped. When and if there is ever a violation found, a lawsuit occurs or whatever, the lawyers pour through and that's when the actual patent infringement and nitty-gritty technicalities get brought out and discussed. I highly doubt that a patent clerk will have the time or energy or knowledge to carry out the amount of very technically detailed work needed to decide if a patent should even be patented. They are probably just making sure it follows a certain "format" and that the money is paid for filing, and there are no obvious major holes.
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/fixing-broken-patent-system/
QuoteNope. People should be protected against false claims and snake-oil products.
(And yes, there are laws...)
Yes true. Unfortunately we are not in the position here on EEVBlog to be the police. I don't think Dave wants to necessarily police the entire world of crappy electronics products either.
I see it!
Dave L. Jones: International General Director of International Electronics Products Police.
I would see too much guilty people out there. The prisons would be intensive reeducation camps to learn EE properly and not be released until they master it.
Edit: is that me or their own patent show that the batteriser will nearly halves the battery life
It's "FIG 7: shows actual measurements that illustrate the advantages of the various embodiments."
For me it does not display what the title says, but I'm always wrong so.. Go figure..
[0003] Some electronic equipment that use disposable batteries, such as AA batteries, are designed to stop operating when the battery voltage drops by 10% or so. That means when the voltage of an AA battery drops to about 1.4V or 1.35V, the battery is no longer useable by the equipment and has to be replaced with a fresh battery.
The amount of time it takes for the batteries to reach 1.39V, which is where a lot of electronic equipment stop operating, are listed.
The Panasonic battery when used in conjunction with a regulator, according to embodiments of the invention, took 27.9 hours before it stopped providing 1.5V, and the Sony battery when used with a regulator took 32 hours before its stopped providing 1.5V.
morons.
The device will show it can no longer display the back-light or it will shut down. That is a fail for either mode. With the their (custom) boost converter it runs almost 6X longer. UL has verified it in their lab.
Ah yes, then the comeback is UL is paid so they do what you want. Really, are you all that retarded. They are in business to make money, they charge to test a product. I do not know of any labs that test a company product for free. You cannot buy the result.
I have dealt with UL many times over the course of my career in Silicon Valley. They are very rigid in terms of reporting results.
And, genius, if you use an off the shelf boost converter you will likely see a different result. That is not their product. You may only see 2 or 3X. Keep digging. They win, you lose. Do something constructive. Like little children stomping their feet.
If you want to find bad things you will. If you want to find good things, you will. Just constantly negative. You cannot stop them. They have investors that have done due diligence. Try an incandescent flashlight. Will it stay brighter longer with a highly efficient boost converter? very simple. try it.
morons.
The device will show it can no longer display the back-light or it will shut down. That is a fail for either mode. With the their (custom) boost converter it runs almost 6X longer. UL has verified it in their lab.
Try an incandescent flashlight. Will it stay brighter longer with a highly efficient boost converter? very simple. try it.
I really don't understand the "table" under the graph showing 1.39V, 1.35V, Regulated, Multiple/1.4 and Multiple/1.35 for the 3 batteries. Can anyone explain what those numbers mean? It would have been nice if they used units somewhere in the table. Are they looking at time? Is that in hours? And what does "3 times" mean, an average? And what is "multiple" and 1.4 and 1.35?
What is the use of announcing that you will be announcing "great news" some time soon? If you know you have "great news", why not just share it? This isn't the first time they announce the announcement of some time soon great news.
morons.
The flashlight test is a later claim. The original claim is that the Batteriser would make all things powered by alkalines last 800% longer. Now, you have had to modify the claim, and that claim is, that the flashlight operates for a much shorter time with the Batteriser, but it's better when it does.
The claims keep shifting.
Then there is the claim of devices leaving 80% of the charge left in the batteries when reporting 0% charge remaining. You cite the Apple wireless keyboard and trackpad. Both claims are demonstrably false. Yet, you still keep making these claims.
morons.
The device will show it can no longer display the back-light or it will shut down. That is a fail for either mode. With the their (custom) boost converter it runs almost 6X longer. UL has verified it in their lab.
Ah yes, then the comeback is UL is paid so they do what you want. Really, are you all that retarded. They are in business to make money, they charge to test a product. I do not know of any labs that test a company product for free. You cannot buy the result.
I have dealt with UL many times over the course of my career in Silicon Valley. They are very rigid in terms of reporting results.
Please correct me if I am wrong but based on what I have read and for your average Joe in the street are they claiming that Joe can put batteries in his flashlight and run it for a number of hours until it dims, lets say 5 hours and then add a sleeve and get another 35 hours or thereabouts usable running time out of those already discharged batteries, I find it extraordinary and difficult to comprehend regardless of the smarts involved, and perhaps these people may as well.
https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/consumer-guarantees
morons.
The device will show it can no longer display the back-light or it will shut down. That is a fail for either mode.
With the their (custom) boost converter it runs almost 6X longer. UL has verified it in their lab.
And, genius, if you use an off the shelf boost converter you will likely see a different result. That is not their product. You may only see 2 or 3X.
Keep digging. They win, you lose. Do something constructive. Like little children stomping their feet.
Try an incandescent flashlight. Will it stay brighter longer with a highly efficient boost converter? very simple. try it.
Surely I'm not the only one who finds it hillarious that there are supposed "fans" of a cheapo consumer electronics product that isn't even available?
Yes, you see fan site and fan videos for sports teams, bands, films etc, but unreleased electronics products? Aye, right! 😂😂😂
Please correct me if I am wrong but based on what I have read and for your average Joe in the street are they claiming that Joe can put batteries in his flashlight and run it for a number of hours until it dims, lets say 5 hours and then add a sleeve and get another 35 hours or thereabouts usable running time out of those already discharged batteries, I find it extraordinary and difficult to comprehend regardless of the smarts involved, and perhaps these people may as well.
Please correct me if I am wrong but based on what I have read and for your average Joe in the street are they claiming that Joe can put batteries in his flashlight and run it for a number of hours until it dims, lets say 5 hours and then add a sleeve and get another 35 hours or thereabouts usable running time out of those already discharged batteries, I find it extraordinary and difficult to comprehend regardless of the smarts involved, and perhaps these people may as well.
It seems like Batteriser are backing themselves into a corner where the only decent usage case they find is an old school incandescent flashlight.
Where are the tests on the real products they claimed? The remote controls, the game controllers, etc. They can't even get the GPS test right, they completely goofed that.
Surely I'm not the only one who finds it hillarious that there are supposed "fans" of a cheapo consumer electronics product that isn't even available?
Yes, you see fan site and fan videos for sports teams, bands, films etc, but unreleased electronics products? Aye, right! 😂😂😂
That's because they are setup by the marketing companies. It's a common technique called Astroturfing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing
QuoteTry an incandescent flashlight. Will it stay brighter longer with a highly efficient boost converter? very simple. try it.
LOL. Who uses an incandescent light bulb torch any more
With the their (custom) boost converter it runs almost 6X longer. UL has verified it in their lab.
Try an incandescent flashlight. Will it stay brighter longer with a highly efficient boost converter? very simple. try it.