Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative)

v3.19.1

Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 19, 2009	Jul. 20, 2005	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 09, 2017	Nov. 18, 2014	Jan. 10, 2014
Volatility rate				100.00%	74.90%
Risk free interest rate				3.00%	3.00%
Nonqualified stock options				1,423,236
Value of option				$ 272,620
Stock options expiration term				5 years
2017 Equity Plan [Member]
Shares issued						8,000,000
2005 Plan [Member]
Reverse Stock Split shares reserved			136,364
Option exercise period			10 years
Generally option exercise period			5 years
Revised Reverse Stock Split shares		454,545
During 2017 [Member]
Nonqualified stock options	1,365,000				1,365,000
Option to acquire shares	250,000				250,000
Value of option	$ 1,062,014				$ 1,062,014
Stock options expiration term	5 years
February 1, 2016 [Member]
Nonqualified stock options	250,000				250,000
Option to acquire shares	100,000				100,000
Options exercisable price	$ 1.20				$ 1.20
Value of option	$ 233,817				$ 233,817
Stock options expiration term	5 years
Minimum [Member]
Options exercisable price				$ 0.17
Minimum [Member] \| During 2017 [Member]
Options exercisable price	$ 0.24				$ 0.24
Maximum [Member]
Options exercisable price				$ 0.33
Maximum [Member] \| During 2017 [Member]
Options exercisable price	$ 1.15				$ 1.15
Richard MacPherson [Member] \| February 5, 2018 [Member]
Option to acquire shares				750,000
Value of option				$ 76,543
2014 Equity Plan [Member]
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance							7,500,000	2,500,000

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