Light AI Expands Patent Portfolio

Company awarded two additional patents increasing portfolio to seven global patents

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 28, 2025 /CNW/ - Light AI Inc. ("Light AI" or the "Company") (CBOE CA: ALGO / FSE: 0HC / OTCQB: OHCFF), a healthcare technology company focused on developing artificial intelligence ("AI") health diagnostic and wellness solutions, today announced that Light AI has further expanded its patent portfolio with the addition of two new global patents:

• European Union patent # 412983 for the Infection Detection Using Image Data Analysis; and
• Israel patent # 282169 pertaining for the Imaging Processing of Streptococcal infection in Pharyngitis Subjects.

"The addition of two global patents further strengthens our intellectual property (IP) portfolio to support delivering innovative health diagnostic solutions," says Peter Whitehead, Chief Executive Officer of Light AI. "Light AI is positioning itself to be a leader as demand for advanced medical technologies and new innovative solutions continue to rise amongst global healthcare systems. We look forward to leveraging the Company's strong patent portfolio to accelerate Light AI's first mover advantage as we transition to commercialization."

Light AI's proprietary technology platform is an app-based solution and is core to the advancement of patient management, as it requires no swabs, lab tests, or propriety hardware of any kind. The platform's cloud-based architecture enables access from smart devices such as smartphones and tablets commonly available in medical practices. The platform, which is part of a suite of health and diagnostic wellness offerings, is designed to apply assistive AI algorithms to smartphone images, starting with oropharynx images to identify Strep A in seconds. The long-term vision is for the platform to identify a wide range of throat, eye skin and other medical conditions through the Company's AI oriented platform. The Company has been issued the following global patents:

I.  Infection Detection Using Image Data Analysis

United States

• Patent number: 12,148,150

European Union

• Patent number: 4121983

II.  Imaging Processing of Streptococcal infection in Pharyngitis Subjects

United States

• Patent number: 11,369,318
• Patent number: 11,602,312

European Union

• Patent number: 3864669

Australia

• Patent number: 2019357949

Israel

• Patent number: 282169

About Light AI Inc. (CBOE CA: ALGO / FSE: 0HC / OTCQB: OHCFF)

Light AI Inc. is a technology company focused on developing artificial intelligence health screening and diagnostic solutions. Light AI is developing a technology platform which represents the next generation of patient management: it applies AI algorithms to smartphone images--starting with images of Strep A and anticipated expansion with COVID19 along with other medical conditions --to identify the disease in seconds. Its patented, app-based solution requires no swabs, lab tests or proprietary hardware of any kind--its hardware platform is the 4.5 billion smartphones that exist in the world today. Light AI is at the forefront of developing innovative screening and diagnostic solutions aimed at improving healthcare delivery worldwide. Their cutting-edge AI powered technology offers rapid, accurate, and cost-effective screening and diagnostic tools designed to address critical healthcare challenges.

In pre-FDA validation studies, Light AI's algorithm demonstrated remarkable accuracy in differentiating between viral and bacterial pharyngitis, specifically targeting Group A Streptococcus (GAS). The algorithm achieved a 96.57% accuracy rate and attained a Negative Predictive Value of 100%, indicating its high reliability in confirming the absence of Streptococcus A infection. Viral and GAS pharyngitis affects over 600 million people annually worldwide. If left untreated, GAS pharyngitis can lead to serious complications such as Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), which imposes a global economic burden exceeding $1 trillion annually. Light AI's technology offers a significant advancement in the accurate and timely identification of GAS pharyngitis, potentially reducing the incidence of RHD and its associated costs. Light AI's approach to applying AI to smartphone images can be expanded to other throat conditions, as well as other areas of analysis, such as the human eye and skin. Light AI's vision is to combine the smartphone with AI in-the-Cloud to create a Digital Clinical Lab that provides quick and accessible diagnosis for countless conditions that today require expensive and time-consuming imaging or lab processes.

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