My inverted ford pinto indicator is patented. Guarenteed to pick tops and bottoms in any market, any time frame. Why I made a fortune going long tiger shrimp this year from the absolute bottom. It is now patent protected and for sale at a website near you....
Does your epiphany meet <a href="http://www.techtransfer.harvard.edu/PatentabilityTest.html">these three tests</a>? (Not sure where I got this, but I believe intellectual property that doesn't result in a physical device is often copyrighted rather than patented.)