Meta AR Glasses Prompt Patent Suit Over Muscle-Signal Technology

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Orion and Ray-Ban Display augmented-reality glasses infringe a Korean-developed patent for muscle-signal-based wearable controls, a federal lawsuit alleged.

Perceptix Technologies LLC accused Meta’s AR glasses of infringing US Patent No. 7,596,393, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The patent covers a wearable communication device that uses electromyography—or EMG—sensors to interpret hand motions as input signals. Bloomberg Law estimates a May 2028 expiration.

• Meta’s Orion and Ray-Ban Display glasses, along with the related Neural Band controller, use EMG sensors to translate wrist and finger movements into ...