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2. Inventory (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventory Tables

Schedule of Inventory

Inventory consists of the following:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Raw materials	$	423,264		$	628,366
Work-in-progress		1,769,224			2,056,771
Finished goods		1,813,979			1,296,860
Total inventory	$	4,006,467		$	3,981,997

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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