- Definition

The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Research and Product Development
Product development and research costs	$ 1,679,878us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 1,301,824us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 186,695us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 4,615,197us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 5,793,579us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 10,611,219us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 10,222,721us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 12,754,518us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 7,783,594us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 39,382,037us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	$ 48,271,649us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Revenue Recognition
Customer Deposits	$ 183,890				$ 207,545				$ 183,890	$ 207,545
Patents
Research and Product Development
Useful life									17 years
Minimum
Research and Product Development
Useful lives									3 years
Maximum
Research and Product Development
Useful lives									10 years