patentguy

You have summed up my problem exactly.Talking to the university may not be the best option in this case but I will give it a try.Thanks.

Yes, it has been submitted as part of a class, but no, I haven't particularly used any university resources.

A big thanks to everyone for their valuable suggestions. I had to login with a new "fake" profile as my professors wouldn't really enjoy the contents of this thread.The patent has not been applied yet.I am not too keen on the patent but it is my university that has been pushing hard for it.The contributions from the professors has been nil.It wasn't a joint work and there weren't even any contact sessions.