# Akane Nomura — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Akane Nomura has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Smart Air Conditioners Target and Disinfect High-Touch Surfaces](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12343456/raptor-vacuum) — granted 2025
  A system that uses infrared sensors to track where people touch furniture and then directs disinfecting air flows specifically to those high-contact spots.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/akane-nomura

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