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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes |
Schedule Of Pre Tax Earnings | ​
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​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Pre-Tax Income (Loss) |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
U.S. | ​ | $ | (49,035,562) | ​ | $ | (41,356,619) | ​ | $ | (39,906,101)
Outside the U.S. | ​ |  | (1,113,515) | ​ |  | 593,046 | ​ |  | (471,059)
Total Pre-Tax Income (Loss) | ​ | $ | (50,149,077) | ​ | $ | (40,763,573) | ​ | $ | (40,377,160)
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
U.S. Income Taxes: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Current Provision | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | —
Deferred Provision | ​ |  | (7,207,958) | ​ |  | (2,957,991) | ​ |  | (8,924,947)
Valuation Allowance | ​ |  | 7,207,958 | ​ |  | 2,957,991 | ​ |  | 8,924,947
Income Taxes Outside the U.S.: | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Current Provision | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Deferred Provision | ​ |  | 297,343 | ​ |  | 109,107 | ​ |  | (341,181)
Valuation Allowance | ​ |  | (297,343) | ​ |  | (109,107) | ​ |  | 341,181
State Income Taxes: | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Current Provision | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Deferred Provision | ​ |  | (634,503) | ​ |  | 271,248 | ​ |  | (636,401)
Valuation Allowance | ​ |  | 634,503 | ​ |  | (271,248) | ​ |  | 636,401
Total Provision | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | —
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
​ | ​ | % | ​ | % | ​ | %
Federal Income Tax at Statutory Rate |  | 21.0 |  | 21.0 |  | 21.0
State Tax Provision, Net of Federal Benefit |  | 1.1 |  | (0.5) |  | 1.6
Permanent Differences |  | (0.7) |  | (0.4) |  | —
Federal Tax Credits |  | 0.0 |  | (0.1) |  | 0.2
Stock Compensation | ​ | (5.0) | ​ | (13.2) | ​ | 1.5
Foreign Tax Provision | ​ | (1.4) | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | 0.6
Expiration of NOL, Credits, Charitable Contribution | ​ | 0.0 | ​ | (0.8) | ​ | (0.7)
Other |  | 0.0 |  | 0.2 |  | 0.3
Effective Tax Rate |  | 15.0 |  | 6.3 |  | 24.5
Change in Valuation Allowance |  | (15.0) |  | (6.3) |  | (24.5)
Net Effective Tax Rate |  | — |  | — |  | —
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Deferred Tax Assets: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Net Operating Loss Carry-forwards | ​ | $ | 42,538,219 | ​ | $ | 38,655,757 | ​ | $ | 36,705,377
Tax Credit Carry-forwards | ​ |  | 4,191,198 | ​ |  | 4,048,872 | ​ |  | 3,924,660
Inventory Valuation Adjustment | ​ |  | 1,316,114 | ​ |  | 350,165 | ​ |  | 290,713
Stock-Based Compensation | ​ |  | 1,098,240 | ​ |  | 890,169 | ​ |  | 2,989,427
Lease Obligation Liability | ​ | ​ | 65,628 | ​ | ​ | 204,141 | ​ | ​ | 240,741
Capitalized R&D | ​ | ​ | 4,172,773 | ​ | ​ | 2,265,857 | ​ | ​ | —
Intangible Assets | ​ |  | 510,539 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Other | ​ |  | 627,529 | ​ |  | 702,540 | ​ |  | 425,737
Total Deferred Tax Assets | ​ |  | 54,520,240 | ​ |  | 47,117,501 | ​ |  | 44,576,655
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Deferred Tax Liabilities: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Lease Right of Use Asset | ​ | ​ | 65,628 | ​ | ​ | 204,141 | ​ | ​ | 240,741
Moviynt Intangibles | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 3,867 | ​ | ​ | —
Other | ​ |  | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ |  | 4,057
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities | ​ |  | 65,628 | ​ |  | 208,008 | ​ |  | 244,798
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net Deferred Tax Assets Before Valuation Allowance | ​ | $ | 54,454,612 | ​ | $ | 46,909,493 | ​ | $ | 44,331,857
Valuation Allowance | ​ |  | (54,454,612) | ​ |  | (46,909,493) | ​ |  | (44,331,857)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net Deferred Tax Assets | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | —

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