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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
FDIC insurance coverage	$ 250,000		$ 250,000
Amounts on deposit in excess of federally insured limits	1,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Number of options and warrants that were not included because their effect is antidilutive			2,082,229	2,197,369	2,924,419
Charge recorded for employee options and restricted stock	$ 68,000	$ 483,000
Share-based goods and nonemployee services transaction, quantity of securities issued					24,000
Charge recorded for non-employees				$ 10,007	$ 32,428
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Warrants and non-employee options vested term			24 months
Maximum [Member]
Warrants and non-employee options vested term			59 months
Restricted Stock [Member]
Charge recorded for employee options and restricted stock
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Charge recorded for employee options and restricted stock			67,531	483,133	483,915
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Charge recorded for employee options and restricted stock			$ 67,531	$ 715,009	$ 1,010,489
Company One [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			28.00%	21.00%
Company Two [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			21.00%	15.00%
Company Three [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			13.00%	12.00%
Company Four [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			10.00%	11.00%
Licensee One [Member] | Sales [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			30.00%	33.00%	36.00%
Licensee Two [Member] | Sales [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			27.00%	15.00%	11.00%
Licensee Three [Member] | Sales [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			15.00%	9.00%	9.00%
Large Architectural Glass Project [Member] | Sales [Member]
Concentration risk percentage				14.00%
Licensee Four [Member] | Sales [Member]
Concentration risk percentage					9.00%
Licensee Five [Member] | Sales [Member]
Concentration risk percentage					5.00%

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