This is exactly the kind of thing the patent system was intended to prevent. You have to share enough details of your secret sauce so others can replicate it, e

This is exactly the kind of thing the patent system was intended to prevent. You have to share enough details of your secret sauce so others can replicate it, even if you intend to not license it or charge outrageous licensing fees. That way the knowledge is out there today, can be expanded on by other researchers/inventors, and at a specific date in the future anyone can use it. It also helps reduce fraudulent claims of new discoveries.