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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 13, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	INTEGRATED SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000894871
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	issm
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,239,947
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012

Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 242,998	$ 422,984
Investments in available-for-sale securities	2,627,511	2,491,773
Other current assets	18,271	21,868
Total current assets	2,888,780	2,936,625
Other assets:
Investment in ClearSign	0	1,000,000
Total Assets	2,888,780	3,936,625
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	27,133	5,451
Accrued stock compensation	15,625	15,625
Income taxes payable	7,213	0
Conversion feature liability	114,354	81,101
Total current liabilities	164,325	102,177
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 8,161,821 and 8,028,779 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	81,618	80,287
Additional paid-in capital	64,322,472	64,292,551
Accumulated deficit	(61,835,422)	(60,681,860)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,709)	(25,026)
Total stockholders' equity	2,555,959	3,665,952
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,888,780	3,936,625
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 168 shares issued and outstanding ($168,496 aggregate liquidation value)	$ 168,496	$ 168,496

Balance Sheets [Parenthetical] - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorised	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	8,161,821	8,028,779
Common stock, shares outstanding	8,161,821	8,028,779
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary equity, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Temporary equity, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Temporary equity, shares issued	168	168
Temporary equity, shares outstanding	168	168
Temporary equity, liquidation preference (in dollars)	$ 168,496	$ 168,496

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Operating expenses
General and administrative expenses	$ 67,352	$ 78,933	$ 148,256	$ 143,479
Loss from operations	(67,352)	(78,933)	(148,256)	(143,479)
Other income (expense)
Interest and dividend income, net	9,539	11,951	29,196	39,142
Change in fair value of conversion feature	(29,158)	(64,544)	(33,253)	(64,544)
Gain on distribution of investment in ClearSign	811,713	0	811,713	0
Realized losses on available-for-sale securities	660	(3,257)	(1,141)	(853)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	725,402	(134,783)	658,259	(169,734)
Provision for income taxes	8,013	800	8,013	800
Net income (loss)	717,389	(135,583)	650,246	(170,534)
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	11,176	(4,299)	12,317	(17,213)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 728,565	$ (139,882)	$ 662,563	$ (187,747)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ (0.02)	$ 0.08	$ (0.02)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ (0.02)	$ 0.07	$ (0.02)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,158,835	7,907,355	8,117,417	7,882,803
Diluted (in shares)	9,149,988	7,907,355	9,108,570	7,882,803

Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 650,246	$ (170,534)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities
Change in fair value of conversion feature	33,253	64,544
Stock-based compensation	31,250	37,500
Realized losses on available-for-sale securities	1,141	853
Gain on distribution of investment in ClearSign	(811,713)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Other current assets	3,597	32,075
Accounts payable	21,683	4,159
Accrued stock compensation	0	(9,375)
Income taxes payable	7,213
Rent deposit	0	(8,175)
Net cash used in operating activities	(63,330)	(48,953)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(1,112,656)	(702,760)
Proceeds received from sales of available-for-sale securities	0	192,650
Proceeds received from maturities of available-for-sale securities	996,000	1,858,064
Investment in ClearSign	0	(1,000,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(116,656)	347,954
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(179,986)	299,001
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	422,984	40,361
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	242,998	339,362
Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Income taxes paid	800	800
Supplemental non-cash disclosure
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities	12,317	(17,213)
Dividend of investment in ClearSign common stock	$ 1,803,808	$ 0

Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2012 - USD ($)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Comprehensive Income [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 3,665,952	$ 80,287	$ 64,292,551	$ (25,026)	$ (60,681,860)	$ 0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		8,028,779
Stock-based compensation	31,252	$ 1,331	29,921	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		133,042
Dividends	(1,803,808)				(1,803,808)
Comprehensive income
Net income	650,246	$ 0	0	0	650,246	650,246
Other comprehensive income
Net unrealized gain on investments in securities	12,317	0	0	12,317	0	12,317
Comprehensive income	662,563	0	0	0	0	$ 662,563
Balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 2,555,959	$ 81,618	$ 64,322,472	$ (12,709)	$ (61,835,422)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2012		8,161,821

Organization and Operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

1. Organization and Operations

Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1990 to design, manufacture, sell and service image-directed, computer-controlled robotic software and hardware products for use in orthopedic surgical procedures. On June 28, 2007, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its operating assets. After completion of the sale, the Company became inactive, and it is no longer engaged in any business activities related to its former business described above. The Company’s current operations are limited to raising additional funds to be used to maintain the Company’s public company status and to complete a business combination or strategic alliance, if suitable candidate(s) are identified.

Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and with the rules and regulations under Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements presentation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2012 and the results of operations for the six months and three months then ended and cash flows for the six months then ended have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company and the Company’s management discussion and analysis included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include checking and money market accounts held in two financial institutions. The Company has a checking account at one institution with a balance of approximately $16,000 at June 30, 2012. The funds in this account are fully guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as of June 30, 2012. The Company has a money market account in a brokerage account with a second financial institution, with a money market cash balance of approximately $227,000 at June 30, 2012. Assets in this brokerage account are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) up to $500,000. The Company had no uninsured cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2012.

Stock-Based Compensation

Compensation costs for stock, warrants or options issued to employees and non-employees are based on the fair value method and accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC 718, “ Compensation – Stock Compensation .” The value of warrants and options are calculated using a Black-Scholes Model, using the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance for the employee options and the date of commitment for non-employee options, an expected dividend yield of zero, the expected life of the warrants or options and the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock. The Company expects the options to fully vest and the forfeiture rate to be zero.

Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities

The Company has a portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities, which consist of fixed income debt securities and equity securities, which are accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320, “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.” Management determines the appropriate classification of the securities at the time they are acquired and evaluates the appropriateness of such classifications at each balance sheet date. Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value, and unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related deferred tax effect, if any, are reported as other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

Fair Value Measurement

FASB ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

In accordance with FASB ASC 820, the Company measures its cash equivalents, investments in available-for-sale securities, derivative liability and investment in ClearSign at fair value. The Company’s cash equivalents and investments in available-for-sale securities are classified within Level 1 by using quoted market prices. The Company’s derivative liability is classified within Level 3.

The carrying value of other current assets and liabilities are considered to be representative of their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments.

ASC 825 “Financial Instruments” permits entities to choose to measure at fair value many financial instruments and certain other items that had previously not been required to be measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value for designated items are required to be reported in earnings in the current period. FASB ASC 825 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements for similar types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes have been provided for temporary differences between financial statement and income tax reporting under the liability method, using expected tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when realization is not considered more likely than not.

The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC 740 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

The Company’s policy is to classify expenses as a result of income tax assessments as interest expense for interest charges and as penalties in general and administrative expenses for penalty assessments.

Cost-Basis Method Valuation

The Company’s non-marketable equity investment was previously recorded using the cost-basis method of accounting, and was classified as a long-term asset on the accompanying balance sheet as permitted by FASB ASC 325, “Cost Method Investments”, as the Company owned less than 20% of the voting securities and did not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the entity. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company distributed a majority of this investment to its stockholders and reclassified the remaining shares as available-for-sale securities. During the same period, the investee’s stock became publicly traded and its fair value became readily available. Therefore, as of June 30, 2012, the shares held by the Company have been accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC 320, “Investment – Debt and Equity Securities”. See Note 5, “Investment in ClearSign” for more information.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement” (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. This guidance amends the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements and includes the following provisions: application of the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise, introduction of an option to measure groups of offsetting assets and liabilities on a net basis, incorporation of certain premiums and discounts in fair value measurements, and the measurement of fair value of certain instruments classified in shareholders’ equity. In addition, the amended guidance includes several new fair value disclosure requirements, including, among other things, information about valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements and a narrative description of Level 3 measurements’ sensitivity to changes in unobservable inputs. The guidance became effective for the reporting period beginning January 1, 2012. The Company expects that adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income” (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This amended guidance eliminates the option for reporting entities to present components of other comprehensive income in the statement of stockholders’ equity. Instead, this amended guidance now requires reporting entities to present all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity either as a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or as two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance became effective for the reporting period beginning December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this accounting standard for the reporting period ending December 31, 2011 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. Subsequently in December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” (“ASU No. 2011-12”), which indefinitely defers the requirement in ASU No. 2011-05 to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The amendments in these standards do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income, when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income, or change the option for an entity to present components of other comprehensive income gross or net of the effect of income taxes. The amendments in ASU No. 2011-12 are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and are to be applied retrospectively. The adoption of the provisions of ASU No. 2011-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Recently Announced Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

3. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period plus dilutive common stock equivalents, using the treasury stock method.

Common stock equivalents for convertible preferred stock of 991,153 shares were included in the calculation of earnings (loss) per share for the six month and three month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Common stock equivalents for convertible preferred stock of 535,758 shares were excluded from the calculation of loss per share for the six month and three month periods ended June 30, 2011 because they were not dilutive; these shares would have been dilutive if the Company had not had a net loss for the those periods.

A warrant for 30,000 shares, and stock options of 150,000 were excluded from the calculation of loss per share for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2012, and a warrant for 30,000 shares, and stock options of 158,000 were excluded from the calculation of loss per share for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive.

Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Available-For-Sale Securities [Abstract]

Available For Sale Securities Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities

The following is a summary of the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities as of June 30, 2012:

	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. federal agency securities	$	19,615	$	341	$	-		$	19,956
Municipal securities		231,400		-		(36	)		231,364
Certificates of deposit		1,757,013		7,667		(10,188	)		1,754,492
Corporate debt securities		624,287		2,613		(29,562	)		597,338
Equity securities		7,905		16,456		-			24,361
	$	2,640,220	$	27,077	$	(39,786	)	$	2,627,511

The following is a summary of the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2011:

	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. federal agency securities	$	15,153	$	411	$	-		$	15,564
Certificates of deposit		1,725,402		11,154		(13,970	)		1,722,586
Corporate debt securities		776,244		1,222		(23,843	)		753,623
	$	2,516,799	$	12,787	$	(37,813	)	$	2,491,773

The Company’s investment portfolio had a net realized loss of $1,141 and $853 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company’s investment portfolio had a net realized gain of $660 and a loss of $3,257 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The cost and fair value of investments in available-for-sale securities, by contractual maturity, as of June 30, 2012, were as follows:

	Cost		Fair Value
Due within one year	$	1,525,705	$	1,499,585
Due after one year through three years		499,798		489,559
Due after three years		606,812		614,006
No maturity		7,905		24,361
	$	2,640,220	$	2,627,511

Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of certain debt securities have the right to call or prepay their obligations without any penalties. Accordingly, the Company has classified the entire fair value of its investments in available-for-sale securities as current assets in the accompanying balance sheets.

Investment in ClearSign

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Cost-method Investments, Description [Text Block]

5. Investment in ClearSign

On April 20, 2011, the Company purchased 363,636 shares of common stock of ClearSign Combustion Corporation, a privately-held Washington corporation (“ClearSign”), for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000,000, or $2.75 per share, in connection with ClearSign’s private offering of up to $3,000,000 of its common stock (the “ClearSign Offering”). Due to a 1.25-for-one stock split, which occurred subsequent to this purchase, the Company held 454,545 shares of common stock of ClearSign. ClearSign is an early-stage clean energy company focused on developing technology to increase energy efficiency in most types of industrial combustion systems. Prior to June 30, 2012, this investment had been accounted for using the cost method, as the Company owned less than 20% of the voting securities and did not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the entity.

ClearSign filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (as amended) for the initial public offering of its common stock that was declared effective April 24, 2012. On April 25, 2012, ClearSign Combustion Corporation (“ClearSign”) completed an initial public offering selling 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at $4.00 per share, and trading under the symbol CLIR on NASDAQ. The shares of common stock of ClearSign previously acquired in a private placement by the Company were registered for resale or distribution as part of the offering

On April 24, 2012, the Company’s board of directors declared a dividend to the shareholders of the Company, of an aggregate of 450,000 shares of common stock of ClearSign. The dividend was at the rate of 0.05513475 shares of ClearSign for each share of common stock of the Company, which equates to one share of common stock of ClearSign for approximately 18,137 shares of the Company’s common stock. The record date of the dividend was May 9, 2012, and the payment date of the dividend was May 23, 2012. A total of 450,952 shares of ClearSign were distributed, including 952 rounding shares. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded a gain of $811,713 during the second quarter, equal to the increase in the fair value of the ClearSign investment which had been distributed, or $1,803,808, as measured on April 25, 2012 less the cost basis of the investment.

The Company retained 3,593 shares of ClearSign common stock, having a fair value of $24,361. An unrealized gain of $16,456 was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012. This investment is included in investments in available-for-sale securities.

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]

Temporary Equity Disclosure [Text Block]

6. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation authorized 1,000,000 shares of undesignated, serial preferred stock. Preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to and imposed upon any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and designation of any such series without any further vote or action by the Company’s stockholders.

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s only outstanding series of convertible preferred stock is the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series G”).

The Series G stock has a stated value of $1,000 per share, and is convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to 85% of the lowest sale price of the common stock on its listed market over the five trading days preceding the date of conversion ("Beneficial Conversion Feature"), subject to a maximum conversion price. The number of shares of common stock that may be converted is determined by dividing the stated value of the number of shares of Series G to be converted by the conversion price. The Company may elect to pay the Series G holder in cash at the current market price multiplied by the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion.

For the period ended June 30, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011, no shares of Series G were converted into shares of common stock. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the outstanding Series G shares were convertible into a minimum of 991,153 and 825,961 shares of common stock, respectively.

Upon a change in control, sale of or similar transaction, as defined in the Certificate of Designation for the Series G, each holder of the Series G has the option to deem such transaction as a liquidation and may redeem his or her shares at the liquidation value of $1,000, per share, for an aggregate amount of $168,496. The sale of all the assets on June 28, 2007 triggered the preferred stockholders’ redemption of option. As such redemption is not in the control of the Company, the Series G stock has been accounted for as if it was redeemable preferred stock and is classified on the balance sheet between liabilities and stockholders’ equity.

The conversion feature of the preferred stock is considered a derivative according to ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”, therefore, the fair value of the derivative is reflected in the financial statements as a liability, which was determined to be $114,354 as of June 30, 2012, and has been included as “conversion feature liability” on the accompanying balance sheets. As of December 31, 2011, the fair value of the derivative was determined to be $81,101.

Stock-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

7. Stock-based Compensation

On August 15, 2008, the Company granted 25,000 non-qualified stock options to each of its four directors. These options had a vesting period of one year from the date of grant, and they became fully vested and exercisable on August 15, 2009. These options expire on August, 15 2013 and have an exercise price of $0.38 per share. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 100,000 options remain outstanding under this grant.

The Company currently has one stock option plan with outstanding options issued to its officers, employees, directors and consultants. The 1998 Stock Option Plan (“1998 Plan”) was established to grant up to 85,000 non-qualified options through May 12, 2008 to employees and other individuals providing services to the Company. Options under the 1998 Plan vested from one year to four years from the date of grant, and vested options must be exercised within 30 days of an employee’s termination. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 50,000 options remain outstanding and vested under the 1998 Plan.

FASB ASC 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation” requires entities to estimate the number of forfeitures expected to occur and record expense based upon the number of awards expected to vest. The outstanding stock options under the 1998 Plan have been fully vested and related expenses were fully amortized for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2012.

For the six months and three months ended June 30, 2012, option activity was as follows:

	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Fair Value
Outstanding at beginning of period		150,000	$	0.36		0.79	$	43,335
Granted		-		-
Expired and forfeited		-		-
Exercised		-		-
Outstanding at end of period		150,000	$	0.36		0.79	$	43,335

Exercisable at June 30, 2012		150,000	$	0.36		0.79	$	43,335

As of June 30, 2012, a summary of options outstanding under the Company’s 1998 Plan and other non-qualified stock options was as follows:

Range of Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)				Number Outstanding				Weighted- Average Exercise Price				Number Exercisable				Weighted- Average Exercise Price
0.3275-0.3800			0.79				150,000			$	0.36				150,000			$	0.36

In addition, the Company has outstanding 30,000 warrants issued in lieu of consulting fees, which expire in July 2014 and have an exercise price of $0.63 per share.

The Company agreed to compensate two of its directors by issuing common stock for services rendered in 2012 and 2011. Both directors are affiliated with the advisory services firm that is currently providing investment banking services to the Company. Beginning in the second quarter of 2011 and continuing through 2012, the Company agreed to provide one-half of the compensation of a third director in common stock. The number of shares issued to each director was determined based upon the equivalent cash compensation accrued divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the issuance date. The Company recorded accrued stock-based compensation of $15,625 as of December 31, 2011 for three directors.

On January 25, 2012, the Company issued 26,042 shares of common stock to each of two directors, and 13,022 shares to another director as compensation for the three months ended December 31, 2011. These shares, totaling 65,106, were valued at a per share price of $0.24, or a total value of $15,625.

On April 4, 2012, the Company issued 27,174 shares of common stock to each of two directors, and 13,588 shares of common stock to another director, as compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2012. These shares, totaling 67,936, were valued at a per share price of $0.23, or a total of $15,625.

On July 12, 2012, the Company issued 31,250 shares of common stock to each of two directors, and 15,626 shares of common stock to another director, as compensation for the three months ended June 30, 2012. These shares, totaling 78,126, were valued at a per share price of $0.20, or a total of $15,625.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 14

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the Company’s financial statements and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

Federal and state income tax returns of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are subject to review by the taxing authorities.

The Company has evaluated and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2012. The provision for income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $8,013, and for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $800. The Company expects to utilize its net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards to offset income taxes that would otherwise be due on its net earnings for 2012. The provision for income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 includes a provision for alternative minimum tax.

As of June 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, the Company had deferred tax assets primarily consisting of its net operating loss carryforwards. However, because of the cumulative losses in several consecutive years, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance such that its net deferred tax asset is zero.

The Company must also make judgments as to whether the deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. To the extent that the Company believes that recovery is not likely, it must establish a valuation allowance. A valuation allowance has been established for deferred tax assets which the Company does not believe meet the “more likely than not” criteria. The Company’s judgments regarding future taxable income may change due to changes in market conditions, changes in tax laws, tax planning strategies or other factors. If the Company’s assumptions and consequently its estimates change in the future, the valuation allowances it has established may be increased or decreased, resulting in a respective increase or decrease in income tax expense.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

9. Related Party Transactions

The Company entered into an Investment Banking Advisory Services agreement in November 2007 with MDB Capital Group, LLC (“MDB”), and the parties extended this agreement indefinitely in April 2009. The agreement may be terminated by either party upon 30-days written notice. The Company has not paid, nor is it currently obligated to pay, any fees to MDB pursuant to this agreement.

The Company has a securities investment account with MDB, consisting of (a) available-for-sale investments totaling $2,627,511, that include short-term federal securities of $19,956, certificates of deposit, municipal securities and corporate bonds totaling $2,583,194, and equity securities of $24,361 at June 30, 2012, and (b) available-for-sale investments totaling $2,491,773, that included short-term federal securities of $15,564 and certificates of deposit and corporate bonds totaling $2,476,209, at December 31, 2011.

Mr. Christopher Marlett, the Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company, is also the Chief Executive Officer and a director of MDB. Mr. Gary Schuman, who is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, is also the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of MDB. The Company reimburses MDB for Mr. Schuman’s services in the amount of $3,000 per month, totaling $18,000 for the six months and $9,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Mr. Robert Levande, who is an officer and director of the Company, is also a senior managing director of MDB.

MDB acted as placement agent in connection with the ClearSign Offering discussed in Note 5, and in consideration for its services was issued 109,091 shares of ClearSign’s common stock (in lieu of a cash fee of 10% of the gross proceeds of the ClearSign Offering) and a 5-year warrant to purchase 109,091 shares of ClearSign’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share. As described above, Messrs. Marlett and Levande, each an officer, director and stockholder of the Company, are also the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director, respectively, of MDB.

In addition, at the close of the offering, MDB received 363,636 shares of ClearSign in consideration of other consulting services provided by MDB unrelated to its role as a placement agent.

ClearSign completed its initial public offering of common stock on April 25, 2012. MDB was the sole underwriter for the initial public offering and received compensation of $1,207,500 and a warrant to purchase 345,000 shares of ClearSign’s common stock in connection with the public offering.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be subject to other claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently a party to any legal proceedings that it believes would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Subsequent Event

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

11. Subsequent Event

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of presentation

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of estimates

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and cash equivalents

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

Stock-Based Compensation

Marketable Securities, Available-for-sale Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value Measurement

Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The carrying value of other current assets and liabilities are considered to be representative of their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes

Cost Basis Method Valuation [Policy Text Block]

Cost-Basis Method Valuation

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Available-For-Sale Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities as of June 30, 2012:

	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. federal agency securities	$	19,615	$	341	$	-		$	19,956
Municipal securities		231,400		-		(36	)		231,364
Certificates of deposit		1,757,013		7,667		(10,188	)		1,754,492
Corporate debt securities		624,287		2,613		(29,562	)		597,338
Equity securities		7,905		16,456		-			24,361
	$	2,640,220	$	27,077	$	(39,786	)	$	2,627,511

The following is a summary of the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2011:

	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. federal agency securities	$	15,153	$	411	$	-		$	15,564
Certificates of deposit		1,725,402		11,154		(13,970	)		1,722,586
Corporate debt securities		776,244		1,222		(23,843	)		753,623
	$	2,516,799	$	12,787	$	(37,813	)	$	2,491,773

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

The cost and fair value of investments in available-for-sale securities, by contractual maturity, as of June 30, 2012, were as follows:

	Cost		Fair Value
Due within one year	$	1,525,705	$	1,499,585
Due after one year through three years		499,798		489,559
Due after three years		606,812		614,006
No maturity		7,905		24,361
	$	2,640,220	$	2,627,511

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which includes, but is not limited to, changes in the cost basis and fair value, fair value and gross unrealized gain (loss), fair values by type of security, contractual maturity and classification, amortized cost basis, contracts to acquire securities to be accounted for as available-for-sale, debt maturities, transfers to trading, change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) net of tax, continuous unrealized loss position fair value, aggregate losses qualitative disclosures, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses or other disclosures related to available for sale securities.

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Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

For the six months and three months ended June 30, 2012, option activity was as follows:

	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Fair Value
Outstanding at beginning of period		150,000	$	0.36		0.79	$	43,335
Granted		-		-
Expired and forfeited		-		-
Exercised		-		-
Outstanding at end of period		150,000	$	0.36		0.79	$	43,335

Exercisable at June 30, 2012		150,000	$	0.36		0.79	$	43,335

Schedule Of Stock Option Outstanding [Table Text Block]

As of June 30, 2012, a summary of options outstanding under the Company’s 1998 Plan and other non-qualified stock options was as follows:

Range of Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)				Number Outstanding				Weighted- Average Exercise Price				Number Exercisable				Weighted- Average Exercise Price
0.3275-0.3800			0.79				150,000			$	0.36				150,000			$	0.36

Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Checking Account	$ 16,000
Money Market Funds, at Carrying Value	227,000
Maximum Amount Of Assets Protected By Securities Investor Protection Corporation In Brokerage Account	$ 500,000

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details Textual) - shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details Textual) - shares	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Conversion of Preferred Stock	991,153	991,153	991,153	991,153
Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Preferred Stock Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Loss Per Share		535,758		535,758
Warrant [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000
Stock Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	150,000	158,000	150,000	158,000

- Definition

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 128
-Paragraph 171
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Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Available-for-sale Securities, Cost	$ 2,640,220	$ 2,516,799
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Gains	27,077	12,787
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Losses	(39,786)	(37,813)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	2,627,511	2,491,773
U.S. federal agency securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Cost	19,615	15,153
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Gains	341	411
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	19,956	15,564
Municipal securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Cost	231,400
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Gains	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Losses	(36)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	231,364
Certificates Of Deposit [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Cost	1,757,013	1,725,402
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Gains	7,667	11,154
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Losses	(10,188)	(13,970)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,754,492	1,722,586
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Cost	624,287	776,244
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Gains	2,613	1,222
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Losses	(29,562)	(23,843)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	597,338	$ 753,623
Equity Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Cost	7,905
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Gains	16,456
Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Losses	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	$ 24,361

- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities (Details 1) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Due within one year, Cost	$ 1,525,705
Due after one year through three years, Cost	499,798
Due after three years, Cost	606,812
No maturity, Cost	7,905
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost, Total	2,640,220
Due within one year, Fair Value	1,499,585
Due after one year through three years, Fair Value	489,559
Due after three years, Fair Value	614,006
No maturity, Fair Value	24,361
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value, Total	$ 2,627,511	$ 2,491,773

Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Gain (Loss) On Investments	$ 660	$ 3,257	$ 1,141	$ 853

- Definition

This item represents the net total realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling or holding marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, including the unrealized holding gain (loss) of held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading security category and the cumulative unrealized gain (loss) which was included in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) for available-for-sale securities transferred to trading securities during the period. Additionally, this item would include any gains (losses) realized during the period from the sale of investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (c)-(e)
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7(c),9(a))
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 95
-Paragraph 28
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 115
-Paragraph 13, 22
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 7
-Article 5

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Investment in ClearSign (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Investment in ClearSign (Details Textual)	Apr. 25, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 20, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) shares	Apr. 24, 2012 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Common Stock Dividend Rounding Shares			952
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains \| $			$ 27,077	$ 27,077		$ 12,787
Clearsign Combustion Corporation [Member]
Equity Method Investments Shares Acquired		363,636
Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost \| $		$ 1,000,000
Equity Method Investments Per Share Value Of Shares Acquired \| $ / shares		$ 2.75
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Private Offering Issues		3,000,000
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio				1.25
Equity Method Investments Shares Acquired After Stock Split			454,545	454,545
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			20.00%	20.00%
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	3,000,000
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 4
Common Stock Dividend Declared					450,000
Common Stock Dividend Rate Percentage \| $ / shares					$ 0.05513475
Shares Issuable For One Share Of Equity Method Investee					18,137
Common Stock Dividends, Shares			450,952
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal \| $				$ 811,713
Equity Method Investment Measured Cost Basis \| $	$ 1,803,808
Equity Method Investment Shares Retained After Dividend Distribution			3,593	24,361
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains \| $			$ 16,456	$ 16,456

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Details Textual) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative Liabilities, Current	$ 114,354	$ 81,101
Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 1,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, Terms of Conversion	convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to 85% of the lowest sale price of the common stock on its listed market over the five trading days preceding the date of conversion ("Beneficial Conversion Feature"), subject to a maximum conversion price.
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	991,153	825,961
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference, Value	$ 168,496

- Definition

Specific terms relevant to convertibility. Includes class of preferred stock and number of shares convertible into, exercise (or conversion) price or rates, dates relevant to conversion timing and events relevant to conversion. Describe also any beneficial conversion features. where convertible preferred stock with a nondetachable conversion feature is in-the-money at commitment date. For contingently convertible preferred stock, discuss the circumstances of the contingency, including the events or changes in circumstance that would cause the contingency to be met and any of the significant features necessary to understand the conversion rights and the timing of those rights. Include also an events or changes in circumstance, if any, that could adjust or change the contingency, conversion price, or number of shares, including significant terms of those changes.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Contingently Convertible Instruments
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6508575

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 129
-Paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 29
-Article 5

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-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
-Number 12
-Paragraph 10
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-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
-Number 00-27
-Paragraph 55
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- Definition

Fair values as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, and which are expected to be extinguished or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, net of the effects of master netting arrangements.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Current Liabilities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6509677

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (a)
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-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
-Number 43
-Section A
-Paragraph 7
-Chapter 3
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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- Definition

The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share.

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Stock-based Compensation (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock-based Compensation (Details) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Outstanding, Shares	150,000
Granted, Shares	0
Expired and forfeited, Shares	0
Exercised, Shares	0
Outstanding, Shares	150,000	150,000
Exercisable, Shares	150,000
Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 0.36
Granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	0
Expired and forfeited, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	0
Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	0
Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	0.36	$ 0.36
Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 0.36
Remaining Contractual Term, Outstanding	9 months 14 days	9 months 14 days
Exercisable, Remaining Contractual Term	9 months 14 days
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Aggregate Fair Value	43,335
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Aggregate Fair Value	43,335	43,335
Exercisable Aggregate Fair Value	43,335

Stock-based Compensation (Details 1) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock-based Compensation (Details 1) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Range of Exercise Price	$ 0.36	$ 0.36
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	9 months 14 days	9 months 14 days
Number Outstanding	150,000	150,000
Number Exercisable	150,000
Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 0.36
Minimum [Member]
Range of Exercise Price	0.3275
Maximum [Member]
Range of Exercise Price	$ 0.38

Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual)	Jul. 31, 2012 shares	Aug. 31, 2008 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares						$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number			150,000		150,000	150,000
Employee-Related Liabilities, Current \| $			$ 15,625		$ 15,625	$ 15,625
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues			78,126	67,936	65,106	78,126
Stock Issued During Period Per Share Value Of New Issues \| $ / shares				$ 0.23	$ 0.24	$ 0.2
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues \| $			$ 15,625	$ 15,625	$ 15,625	$ 15,625
1998 Stock Option Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted						85,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date						Jul. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number			50,000		50,000	50,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding			30,000			30,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights			0.63			0.63
Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted		25,000
us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1		1 year
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Exercisable Date		Aug. 15, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date		Aug. 15, 2013
Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares		$ 0.38
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number			100,000		100,000	100,000
Director One [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	31,250		27,174			26,042
Director Two [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues			15,626	13,588	13,022

Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 8,013	$ 800	$ 8,013	$ 800

Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Available-For-Sale Securities, Current	$ 2,627,511		$ 2,627,511	$ 2,491,773
Mdb Capital Group Llc [Member]
Available-For-Sale Securities, Current	2,627,511		2,627,511	2,491,773
Federal Securities Current	19,956		19,956	15,564
Certificates Of Deposit Municipal Securities and Corporate Bonds	2,583,194		2,583,194	$ 2,476,209
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities	24,361		24,361
Reimbursement For Related Party Services	$ 3,000	$ 9,000	18,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services			$ 109,091
Warrant Issued During Period Value Issued For Services \| shares			109,091
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	2.75		2.75
Mdb Capital Group Llc [Member] \| Other Consulting Services [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services			$ 363,636
Mdb Capital Group Llc [Member] \| Underwriting Services [Member]
Payment For Related Party Services	$ 1,207,500		$ 1,207,500
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights \| shares	345,000		345,000

Subsequent Event (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Subsequent Event (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		78,126	67,936	65,106	78,126
Stock Issued During Period Per Share Value Of New Issues			$ 0.23	$ 0.24	$ 0.2
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues		$ 15,625	$ 15,625	$ 15,625	$ 15,625
Director One [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	31,250	27,174			26,042
Director Two [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		15,626	13,588	13,022