# Paul D. Schmalenberg — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Paul D. Schmalenberg has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Toyota's Patent on Detecting Road Hazards with LIDAR](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12292511/method-for-road-debris-detection-using-low-cost-lidar) — granted 2025
  Toyota's 2025 patent describes a car system using LIDAR to spot road problems by comparing how light bounces off the road to a known 'good' road signal.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/paul-d-schmalenberg

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