PATENT COSTS (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018		Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Net Patent Costs [Abstract]
Net patent costs	$ 442,968	[1]		$ 442,968	[1]		$ 397,993
Patents [Member]
Net Patent Costs [Abstract]
Patents	1,004,502			1,004,502			925,016
Accumulated amortization	(561,534)			(561,534)			(527,023)
Net patent costs	442,968			442,968			$ 397,993
Amortization expense for patents	18,000		$ 10,000	35,000		$ 20,000
Estimated aggregate amortization expense [Abstract]
July 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018	36,000			36,000
2019	69,700			69,700
2020	53,700			53,700
2021	37,800			37,800
2022	37,800			37,800
Thereafter	$ 208,000			$ 208,000
Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Patent Cost [Abstract]
Estimated useful lives				2 years
Patents [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Patent Cost [Abstract]
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.