MANHASSET — NaturalNano Inc. has obtained an exclusive license for RF technology from Ambit Corp. to selectively turn on or off access to radio signals in geographic areas otherwise are shielded from those signals.
Ambit, an IP house for RF technologies, licensed NaturalNano U.S. Patent No. 6,885,845, entitled "Personal Communications Device Connectivity Arrangement.”
The patent allows NaturalNano, a nanomaterials company, to offer an RF shielding solution utilizing its pre-loaded natural halloysite nanotubes technology combined with the ability to selectively turn on and off the impact of such shielding, said Michael Riedlinger, president of NaturalNano, in a statement.
Robert J. Crowley, president and co-founder of Ambit said, “We believe that there is a strong market need for intelligent cellular and Wi-Fi control in fixed locations such as school buildings, offices, and in military applications."
Crowley explained that until now, there has not been a practical cellular shielding system that can be turned on or off. Unlike illegal jamming, "Our system monitors and controls the flow of radio, cellular and Wi-Fi signals into a building and has a built-in billing function, too."
The license to NaturalNano includes Ambit’s technologies to direct and route revenue-generating information streams in a shielded environment, according to Crowley.
The use of metalized nanotubes for RF shielding came about as a result of a NaturalNano research and development program. Experimental trials included creation of a spray coating embedded with copper-filled halloysite nanotubes. The resulting material demonstrated significant RF signal strength reduction capability.
NaturalNano's spray-on shielding formulation, when applied to the walls of a room, may provide a passive blocking agent for RF energy. Creating RF shielded environments has typically involved extensive use of costly conductive wiring and construction materials.
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