Note 3 - Patents, Net - Patents (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Patents	$ 156,063	$ 72,105
Patents, net	156,063
Patents [Member]
Patents	289,228	188,584
Less: accumulated amortization	(133,165)	(116,479)
Patents, net	$ 156,063	$ 72,105

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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Gross carrying amount before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of the costs pertaining to the exclusive legal rights granted to the owner of the patent to exploit an invention or a process for a period of time specified by law. Such costs may have been expended to directly apply and receive patent rights, or to acquire such rights.

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