"How do you license technology to "top-tier miners" that does not appear to have a patent? What makes it proprietary?"
Trust me on this: you don't want me to answer those questions. The answers would nott serve your line of attack. My recommendation is that you abandon this tack and reorient your ship in a different direction to engage the enemy. I don't want to provide a fulsome response lest it be quoted by scamsters and pumpers for many decades to come on iHub to buttress their bullshit claims. If you want to pursue this in more detail, mebbe try me on PM; otherwise, change direction. Your angle of attack is misguided, and bigly so.
"Know any patent attorneys?"
Never heard of the species. Have any been captured in the wild and domesticated? Sounds like a variation on snipe hunting. I bleeve the DNR has ruled it illegal to bait for them in the six months before and six months after every annual hunting season, as well as during hunting season. And no tree stands or blinds are permitted. Blaze orange tassles on hunting loafers and blaze orange laces on Allen Edmonds wingtips are mandatory apparel for all hunters and you must have a valid tag on your person at all times while hunting ot transiting to and from a hunt. Gutpiles must be removed and not left on private or public properties.