deezy139

Please allow me to play the devil's advocate here. Your original post mentions "adjunct labor" but I feel the implication is you're an adjunct professor. Skimming comments I see down the line you clarify that you're not actually a professor but a PHD student and therefore and adjunct lecturer. I also see you say you're and unfunded PHD, the implication here for those of us that know little about graduate studies that you are racking up student debt in the process, which you correct in a later post by saying your tuition is covered. Another piece that seems to be missing is the size and reputation of the school you're teaching at. I see you say it's in a large metropolitan area but I'm inclined to believe a small, less reputable chain school is going to be paying less than a large and well-respected school... and frankly trust a PHD student with a normal professor's teaching load.

Isn't the manner in which this is presented a little misleading?

I don't say these things to detract from your accomplishments (because they are great) or imply that you're undercompensated (because I believe you are), I'm just saying it reads like you're omitting and/or clouding certain details until asked to portray yourself as something you aren't in order to appeal to the pity generated by the original article.

From Wikipedia: "A street is another term for a dealt card or betting round."

How much is this dose in relation to what people would use recreationally?

Open a cake cheetos shop across the road.

FTFY

I'm not exactly a patent law expert, but what's called a provisional patent might be a good thing for you to look into. Provisional patents don't go to the reviewer's desk, but act as a place holder for you in the legal process. As I remember they don't need to be as complete as utility patent (the kind that goes before a reviewer) and can be amended as necessary to full utility patent standards and basically label an idea as yours while you do extra development. I believe that they expire after a year at which point they either need to be filed for a utility patent or let go.

Another thing to watch carefully is public disclosures, meaning basically anyone outside your company. Once an idea is publicly disclosed it has one year where it can be claimed on a patent or it becomes public domain, meaning the patent will be effectively unenforceable if someone can prove they knew about it prior to one year of the filing date, if it does make it through the patent process.

Like I said, I'm not a patent lawyer but I would say keep your idea within your company if you work for one it will be filed under or to yourself if you don't, and consult with a patent law firm for your legal options regarding enlisting the help of others to develop the claims you seek to patent.