Eigenvalue Estimates for submanifolds of $N times mathbb{R}$ with locally bounded mean curvature

We give lower bounds for the fundamental tone of open sets in submanifolds with locally bounded mean curvature in $ N times mathbb{R}$, where $N$ is an $n$-dimensional complete Riemannian manifold with radial sectional curvature $K_{N} leq kappa$. When the immersion is minimal our estimates are sharp. We also show that cylindrically bounded minimal surfaces has positive fundamental tone.