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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $ 200 | $ 200
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent | 21.00% | 21.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | $ 43,018,335 | $ 42,455,092
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount | 500,000 | $ 5,200,000
Operating Loss Carry forwards Limitations On Use Amount | 1,100,000 |
Operating Loss Carry forwards Pre-ownership Change Amount | 20,200,000 |
Operating Loss Forgive Pre-ownership Change Amount | 5,500,000 |
Tax Credit Carryforward Pre-ownership Change Amount | 1,200,000 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 135,600,000 |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount | $ 3,500,000 |
Operating Loss Carry forwards Expiration Date1 | Approximately $24.6 million of the NOL will expire between 2023 and 2033 and $70.8 million of the NOL will expire 2034 through 2037. Pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, NOL’s generated in 2018 and subsequent years have an unlimited carryforward therefore the 2020, 2019 and 2018 NOL of $40.2 million can be carried forward indefinitely. The research and development credits will begin to expire in 2033 through 2041. |
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | $ 127,100,000 |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount | $ 1,400,000 |
Operating Loss Carry forwards Expiration Date1 | approximately $127.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively. None of the Company’s state NOL expires in 2022, $34.8 million expires between 2022 and 2029, and $92.3 million will expire in 2030 through 2036 |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Description | expire in 2023 through 2035 |
Research and Development Expense [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount | $ 1,200,000 |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Description | expire 2034 through 2037 |
Research and Development Expense [Member] | Us Federal [Member] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Description | expire in 2033 through 2041 |

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