What happens after disclosure
The Research & Sponsored Programs office evaluates a disclosed invention for patentability and commercial interest before deciding whether to pursue a patent at all — most disclosures don't result in one, which is normal for a college this size.
Revenue sharing
When a patent does license successfully, net revenue is split between the inventor, their department and the university under a fixed formula in Porter's IP policy, published in full on the Research office's internal pages.
In and around Porter Falls
Research at Porter is applied and partner-driven: a Valley Health quality project, a DNR study on the Porter River, a manufacturing-process fix for a county employer. The Office of Research & Sponsored Programs handles the review and paperwork so the work can start on time.
The practical details
First step: Invention disclosure form to the Research office. Ownership: Governed by Porter's IP policy, revenue-shared with inventors. Who can disclose: Any faculty, staff or student researcher. Anything time-sensitive — an accommodation, a booking, a deadline — is worth confirming directly before you rely on it, because the specifics here can change from term to term.
If you have a question
The office behind this is Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (Millwright Hall, Room 340). Call (715) 555–0230 or email research@uwporterfalls.edu during the fall and spring terms, or sign in to MyPorter to send a message or book a time. If it turns out another office owns the question, they will route it rather than send you back to the start.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Every office, person, building, phone number and statistic on this page is invented; nothing here describes a real institution or a service you can actually contact.