Merger Agreement with Mobile X Global, Inc.	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Merger Agreement with Mobile X Global, Inc.	Note 9. Merger Agreement with Mobile X Global, Inc. On June 10, 2022, Electro-Sensors, Inc. (“ELSE”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Mobile X Newco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ELSE (the “Merger Sub”), and Mobile X Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mobile X”). Mobile X Global, Inc. is a new entrant in the global mobile industry founded by its CEO Peter Adderton. The Mobile X business plan is to launch a new mobile wireless brand called Mobile X in the United States, enabled by a network agreement with a major carrier. The merger was structured as a statutory reverse triangular merger under Delaware and Minnesota law, under which Merger Sub would be merged with and into Mobile X Global, Inc., with Mobile X Global, Inc. surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of ELSE. In connection with the Merger, ELSE would have reincorporated in Delaware, would have been re-named Mobile X Global, Inc., and would have operated both the new MobileX wireless business and the existing Electro-Sensors business. On January 30, 2023, the Company announced that it and Mobile X had jointly agreed to terminate the merger agreement. See Note 13. Subsequent Events for additional information.

Merger Agreement with Mobile X Global, Inc.

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Merger Agreement with Mobile X Global, Inc.

Note 9. Merger Agreement with Mobile X Global, Inc.

On June 10, 2022, Electro-Sensors, Inc. (“ELSE”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Mobile X Newco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ELSE (the “Merger Sub”), and Mobile X Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mobile X”). Mobile X Global, Inc. is a new entrant in the global mobile industry founded by its CEO Peter Adderton. The Mobile X business plan is to launch a new mobile wireless brand called Mobile X in the United States, enabled by a network agreement with a major carrier.

The merger was structured as a statutory reverse triangular merger under Delaware and Minnesota law, under which Merger Sub would be merged with and into Mobile X Global, Inc., with Mobile X Global, Inc. surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of ELSE. In connection with the Merger, ELSE would have reincorporated in Delaware, would have been re-named Mobile X Global, Inc., and would have operated both the new MobileX wireless business and the existing Electro-Sensors business.

On January 30, 2023, the Company announced that it and Mobile X had jointly agreed to terminate the merger agreement. See Note 13. Subsequent Events for additional information.