Wearable Devices Ltd. Secures Patent for its AI Gesture-Controlled Interface in China

The new granted patent broadens Wearable Devices global patents portfolio to the Eastern markets

YOKNEAM ILLIT, ISRAEL, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wearable Devices Ltd. (the “Company” or “Wearable Devices”) (Nasdaq: WLDS, WLDSW), a technology growth company specializing in touchless sensing wearables powered by artificial intelligence (“AI”), announced that the China National Intellectual Property Administration granted its patent application, No. CN107589782, titled "Method and Apparatus for a Gesture Controlled Interface for Wearable Devices" (the “Patent”).  

This Patent, constituting core intellectual property of the Company, broadens the protection of its revolutionary gesture-controlled interface, designed for use with wearables and other connected devices. By harnessing the power of a wrist-worn band, this interface uniquely detects hand gestures, with a particular focus on pressure-based gestures, allowing users to interact with their devices in an intuitive and seamless manner.

Guy Wagner, Chief Scientist of Wearable Devices, said: "We are strengthening our patent portfolio globally, in parallel with the expansion of the use of various devices requiring this type of intuitive interaction. We believe that increasing our patent portfolio globally better enables us to collaborate with global partners. By integrating sophisticated AI algorithms into our cutting-edge bio-potential sensor technology, we are creating a new way of interacting with technology that feels natural and effortless.”

About Wearable Devices Ltd.

Wearable Devices Ltd. is a growth company developing AI-based neural input interface technology for the B2C and B2B markets. The Company’s flagship product, the Mudra Band for Apple Watch, integrates innovative AI-based technology and algorithms into a functional, stylish wristband that utilizes proprietary sensors to identify subtle finger and wrist movements allowing the user to “touchlessly” interact with connected devices. The Company also markets a B2B product, which utilizes the same technology and functions as the Mudra Band and is available to businesses on a licensing basis. Wearable Devices Is committed to creating disruptive, industry leading technology that leverages AI and proprietary algorithms, software, and hardware to set the input standard for the Extended Reality, one of the most rapidly expanding landscapes in the tech industry. The Company’s ordinary shares and warrants trade on the Nasdaq market under the symbol “WLDS” and “WLDSW”, respectively.