Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative)

v3.22.1

Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Recorded expense			$ 615,000
Stock based compensation	$ 181,747	$ 31,910
Stock Issued During Period, Value	$ 0	$ 644,250
Shares issued	89,121,132		89,115,951
Intrinsic Value [Member]
Closing stock price	$ 0.43
Minimum [Member]
Option exercise price per share	0.20
Maximum [Member]
Option exercise price per share	$ 0.33
December 1, 2021 [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value	$ 171,250
Shares issued	250,000
February 2, 2022 [Member]
Shares issued	5,181
Stock issued for cashless exercise of stock options	9,750
January 24, 2022 [Member]
Acquire an aggregate of shares	700,000
Stock Option, valued	$ 138,623
Description of exercise price	exercisable at prices ranging from $1.15 to $1.20 per share
Consulting Agreement [Member]
Common stock, shares granted	500,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value	$ 615,000
Business Development Agreement [Member] \| March 30, 2021 [Member]
Common stock, shares granted	25,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value	$ 29,250

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