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COMMITMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
COMMITMENTS [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS
NOTE 18 – COMMITMENTS
 
Building Lease
 
The Company leases a combined research and development and office facility located in Mundelein, Illinois.  The facility is approximately 44,000 square feet.  On March 14, 2014, the Company extended the lease until May 2015 and the required monthly rental payments increased to $21,361, inclusive of property taxes.  Insurance and maintenance are billed when due.  If the Company wishes to remain at this facility beyond the lease expiration date, it will need to negotiate a new lease with the landlord, which cannot be assured.
 
Effective January 1, 2015, the Company and its landlord executed an amendment to the current lease extending the lease until July 14, 2015.  Commencing on May 1, 2015, the parties agreed to a monthly base rent of $10,681 plus property taxes.  The Company also agreed to pay $71,125 in rental arrears on April 30, 2015 and another $71,125 in rental arrears on July 1, 2015.  Finally, the parties agreed that the Company will deliver to the landlord 20,025 shares of its 12.5% convertible preferred stock which shares are convertible to common stock at the landlord’s option at .088 per preferred share. As a result of the preferred stock to be issued, the Company recorded an expense of $149,787 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 with an offset to preferred stock payable.
 
Also the Company issued a five year warrant to the landlord to purchase 171,454 shares of common stock at $0.64 per share.
 
The Company recognizes escalating lease expense on a straight line basis in accordance with current accounting standards.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized rent expense of $216,133 and $66,783, respectively.  The future minimum annual rental payments and sub-lease income for the years ended December 31 under the lease terms are as follows:
 
Year Ended
 
Rentals
 
2015
  
56,445
 
2016
  
-
 
2017
  
-
 
2018
  
-
 
2019
  
-
 
  
$
56,445