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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Note 3.                      Commitments and Contingencies

The Company's executive and administrative offices are located in Toledo, Ohio.  Through April 2011, the Company operated under under a month to month lease at its former location.  The total rental expense for this location included in the statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is approximately $12,850 and $19,300, respectively.  In April 2011, the Company signed a 68 month lease with a new lessor in Toledo.  The total minimum rental commitment for the year ending December 31, 2011 is approximately $15,600, for 2012 is $37,400, for 2013 is $30,600 and for the years 2014 through 2016 is $40,800 each year.  The Company also leases various equipment on a month-to-month basis.

In October 2010, the Company began to lease property in Emlenton, Pennsylvania under a lease with A-C Valley Industrial Park, for one year.  The total minimum rental commitment for the year ended December 31, 2011 is $18,000.  The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is $12,000 and $-0-, respectively, and for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is $6,000 and $-0-, respectively.

In June 2009, the Company began to maintain an office in West Unity, Ohio under a lease with D&B Colon Leasing, LLC, for one year.  In June 2010, the Company renewed the lease for an additional year through May 31, 2011, and is currently operating under a month to month lease.  The Company considers its relationship with D&B Colon Leasing to be satisfactory.  The total minimum rental commitment for the year ending December 31, 2011 is $12,500.  The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for each of the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is $15,000, and for each of the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is $7,500.

The Company maintains an office in Daytona Beach under a lease with the County of Volusia, Florida which was renewed in March 2009 for five years.  The total minimum rental commitment for the years ending December 31, 2011 through 2013 is $48,000 each year, and for 2014 is $12,000.  The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for each of the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is $24,000, and for each of the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is $12,000.

The Company leased processing equipment at its Florida location which began in February 2008 under a three-year lease.  The total minimum rental commitment for the year ending December 31, 2011 is $3,900.  The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for each of the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is approximately $3,900 and $23,100, respectively and for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is $-0- and $11,500, respectively.  In February 2011, the Company purchased the equipment through a financing arrangement with an equipment leasing company.

The Company operates in an environment with many financial risks, including, but not limited to, major customer concentrations, customer contract termination provisions, competing technologies, infringement and/or misappropriation of intellectual property rights, the highly competitive and, at times, seasonal nature of the industry and worldwide economic conditions.  Various federal, state and governmental agencies are considering, and some have adopted, laws and regulations regarding environmental protection which could adversely affect the business activities of the Company.  The Company cannot predict what effect, if any, current and future regulations may have on the operations of the Company.

From time to time the Company is involved in legal proceedings and subject to claims which may arise in the ordinary course of business.  The Company is not aware of any legal proceedings or material claims at this time.