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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   
2016
   
2015
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Net operating loss carryforward
  $
24,689,298
    $
23,822,431
 
Research and development tax credit carryforward
   
892,231
     
893,797
 
Stock-based compensation expense
   
2,748,899
     
2,419,892
 
Depreciation
   
1,331
     
-
 
Total deferred tax assets
   
28,331,759
     
27,136,120
 
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Depreciation
   
-
     
(5,086
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
   
-
     
(5,086
)
                 
Net deferred tax assets
   
28,331,759
     
27,131,034
 
Valuation allowance
   
(28,331,759
)    
(27,131,034
)
    $
-0-
    $
-0-
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
 
U.S. federal statutory rate applied to pretax loss
  $
(1,112,378
)   $
(936,936
)   $
(906,830
)
Permanent differences
   
2,012
     
2,914
     
1,734
 
Research and development credits
   
59,087
     
67,901
     
26,648
 
Change in valuation allowance
   
1,051,279
     
866,121
     
878,448
 
Reported income tax expense
  $
-0-
    $
-0-
    $
-0-