Area served Worldwide Headquarters Encinitas Type of business Corporation | Website PongCase.com Founded 2008 | |
Industry Computer hardware
Mobile Device Accessories | ||
History
Pong Research was incorporated in 2011 and in 2014 relocated from Virginia to Encinitas, CA. The company is financially backed by Catterton Partners, the leading consumer-focused private equity fund with over $4.5 billion under management.
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Pong’s antenna technology was created by PhD scientists educated at Harvard, MIT, UCLA and the University of Manchester. Using their knowledge of manipulating radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields, Pong invented a coupling and re-radiating antenna that redistributes cell phone near-field radiation. Pong’s first product was for the iPhone 3G.
Technology
The cases are made of a hard polycarbonate called Lexan and contain a micro-thin, gold-plated coupled antenna system (CAS) that redirects wireless energy away from the user, thus reducing exposure to mobile device radiation well below the FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) limit—without compromising the device’s ability to communicate.
The cases use a passive antenna coupling technology works via a micro-thin gold-plated antenna embedded inside the Pong Case that redistributes the RF signal emitted from a mobile device away from the user’s head and body without compromising the device’s ability to communicate. Pong has 8 patents granted and 20 filings pending.
Currently, products support devices including iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S5, iPad, iPad 2, iPad Mini and the iPad Air2.
Lab Test Results
In October 2009, Wired Magazine tested the product at Cetecom, an FCC-certified lab in Milpitas, California that tests cell phone radiation levels for handset manufacturers. Using a plastic dummy head filled with a gel resembling the density of a human brain. After a phone call simulation with and without the Pong case, it was found that the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) [link] was reduced by 64.7% to 0.42 watts per kilogram.