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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS (Details Narrative)

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EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 14, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 09, 2014
Employment Arrangements And Other Agreements Details Narrative
Annual base salary Chairman and CEO			$ 475,000
Target annual bonus or minimum bonus Chairman and CEO			$ 175,000
Issuance of stock option to CEO to purchase common stock						500,000
CEO Stock option, exercise price						$ 1.19
Earned incentive compensation	$ 2,029,000	$ 150,000		$ 3,996,000	$ 519,000
Earned incentive compensation included in accrual expenses	$ 2,176,000			2,176,000		$ 446,000
CEO Incentive Compensation - percentage of gross royalties - Remote Power Patent			5.00%
CEO Incentive Compensation - percentage of net royalties - Additional Patents			10.00%
CEO Incentive Compensation - percentage of gross royalties - Additional Patents			6.25%
Annual cash bonuses for CEO						200,000
Annual base salary of Chief Financial Officer				$ 175,000		157,500
Annual bonus for Chief Financial Officer						$ 30,000
Issuance of 5 year stock option to CFO							50,000
CFO stock option, exercise price							$ 1.65

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