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Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   
Years ended September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
Current tax provision
               
Federal
  $
-
    $
-
 
State
   
1,600
     
1,840
 
Total current tax provision
   
1,600
     
1,840
 
Deferred provision (benefit)
               
Federal
   
166,600
     
(159,800
)
State
   
29,400
     
(28,200
)
Total deferred provision (benefit)
   
196,000
     
(188,000
)
                 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $
197,600
    $
(186,160
)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
Years ended September 30,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate
  $
(231,000
)   $
(499,000
)
Change in valuation allowance
   
197,000
     
(66,000
)
Expired net operating loss carryforwards
   
283,000
     
487,000
 
Nondeductible compensation, interest expense and other
   
21,000
     
99,000
 
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
   
(24,000
)    
(36,000
)
Change in R&D credit carryover
   
(98,000
)    
(98,000
)
Stock options and other prior year true-ups
   
48,000
     
(75,000
)
Other
   
1,600
     
1,840
 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $
197,600
    $
(186,160
)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   
At September 30,
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
2017
   
2016
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
  $
16,443,000
    $
16,410,000
 
Research and development credit
   
2,559,000
     
2,461,000
 
Share-based compensation
   
898,000
     
598,000
 
Equipment
   
(80,000
)    
(23,000
)
Patents
   
69,000
     
102,000
 
Accruals and other
   
546,000
     
832,000
 
State tax deduction
   
(7,000
)    
(7,000
)
Federal AMT Credit
   
52,000
     
52,000
 
Allowances
   
157,000
     
211,000
 
Gross deferred tax asset
   
20,637,000
     
20,636,000
 
Less valuation allowance
   
(12,306,000
)    
(12,109,000
)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
  $
8,331,000
    $
8,527,000