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Percentage of Restricted Stock Units with Cliff Vesting

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Amount of noncash expense for award of restricted stock or unit under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for equity-based awards excluding options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Intrinsic value of nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Value of stock issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Value of the stock issued includes, but is not limited to, services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Units (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Units (Details)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units, nonvested weighted average remaining contractual terms			1 year 11 months 1 day
Common stock, par value (per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Percentage of Restricted Stock Units with Cliff Vesting			1
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services	$ 31,260	$ 37,544	$ 93,742	$ 109,784
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of common stock issued for future services			934,089
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, aggregate intrinsic value, nonvested	$ 591,402		$ 591,402
Restricted stock units, nonvested weighted average remaining contractual terms			2 years 7 months 6 days		1 year 9 months 18 days	1 year 2 months 12 days
Common stock, par value (per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.71		$ 0.71
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period (in years)			4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period (in years)			1 year
Non Executive Employees [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for payment of services, net (shares) \| shares			613,351
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services			$ 651,727
Non Executive Employees [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period (in years)			36 months
Executive Employees \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for payment of services, net (shares) \| shares			318,860
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services			$ 355,404
Employees [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock or unit expense	$ 103,863	$ 147,044	$ 227,937	$ 427,287