# Makoto Katsukura — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Makoto Katsukura has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Air Conditioners Use Radio Signals to Locate Your Remote Control](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12398901/raptor-thrust-to-weight) — granted 2025
  A system that helps an air conditioner remote find its own location inside a building by comparing radio signal strengths from multiple AC units against its last known position.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/makoto-katsukura

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