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Subsequent Event	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
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Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent Event On July 30, 2012 a group of accredited investors purchased approximately $1.75 million of common stock in the Company. These investors received 589,227 shares of Research Frontiers common stock at a price of $2.97 per share which was the closing market price of Research Frontiers stock on July 30, 2012, the day the transaction was priced. In addition, the investors in this stock offering received 117,846 five-year warrants to purchase Research Frontiers common stock at a price of $4.45 per share. These securities were sold pursuant to Research Frontiers' effective shelf-registration statement filed with the SEC.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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