PATENT COSTS (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Net Patent Costs [Abstract]
Net Patent Costs	$ 425,785	[1]		$ 397,993
Patents [Member]
Net Patent Costs [Abstract]
Patents	969,614			925,016
Accumulated Amortization	(543,829)			(527,023)
Net Patent Costs	425,785			$ 397,993
Amortization expense for patents	16,800		$ 10,200
Estimated aggregate amortization expense [Abstract]
April 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018	51,000
2019	66,200
2020	50,400
2021	34,500
2022	34,500
Thereafter	$ 189,185
Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	2 years
Patents [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	10 years

[1] As of January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the requirements of ASC 606 using the modified retrospective adoption method, and as a result, there is a lack of comparability of certain amounts to the prior periods presented. See Note 2 for additional discussion.