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PATENT COSTS (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Net Patent Costs [Abstract]      
Net patent costs $ 284,193us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill   $ 295,030us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Estimated amortization expense [Abstract]      
2015 33,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
2016 35,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
2017 35,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
2018 35,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
2019 35,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
2020 24,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive    
Patents [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Increase in capitalized patent costs 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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Net Patent Costs [Abstract]      
Patents 671,326us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
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  671,326us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
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Accumulated Amortization (387,133)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
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  (376,296)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
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Net patent costs 284,193us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
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= us-gaap_PatentsMember
  295,030us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
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= us-gaap_PatentsMember
Amortization expense for patents $ 11,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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$ 192,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
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Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated useful lives 1 year    
Patents [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated useful lives 12 years