Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

 

The Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising from the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. There is no material litigation against the Company at this time.

Operating Leases

 

The Company had a lease agreement for its corporate headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, which expired in January 2025 and has a lease agreement for office space in Fort Worth, TX. which expired December 2025. In August 2024, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a new corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in Burlington, Massachusetts. The Company began relocating operations in December 2024 and completed the move in January 2025. The term of the lease is 88 months following the rent commencement date, which was May 11, 2025. The Company has the option to extend the new lease for an additional five years, subject to certain conditions being satisfied. Under the new lease, the Company provided a security deposit to the landlord in the form of a letter of credit for $375,000. The Company has collateralized the letter of credit with cash in a separate bank account, which is accounted for as long-term restricted cash on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Certain arrangements have discounted rent periods or escalating rent payment provisions. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. We recognize rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

As of December 31, 2025, operating lease assets were approximately $6,679,300 and operating lease liabilities were approximately $8,160,300. The maturity of the Company's operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025, were as follows:

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

2026

 

$

1,197,919

 

2027

 

 

1,525,416

 

2028

 

 

1,592,125

 

2029

 

 

1,650,479

 

Thereafter

 

 

4,872,994

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

 

10,838,933

 

Less imputed interest

 

 

2,678,649

 

Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

8,160,284

 

Included in the consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

$

494,662

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities

 

 

7,665,622

 

Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

8,160,284

 

 

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, the total lease cost comprised of the following amounts:

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

Operating lease expense

 

$

1,455,473

 

$

639,829

 

Short-term lease expense

 

 

4,218

 

 

6,420

 

Total lease expense

 

$

1,459,691

 

$

646,249

 

 

The Company paid cash of approximately $691,200 and $582,700 for its operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

The following summarizes additional information related to operating leases:

 

 

 

As of December 31

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

 

 

6.7

 

 

7.8

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

8.5

%

 

8.6

%

 

If the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate. The Company uses its best judgment when determining the incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term to the lease payments in a similar currency.

Warranty Liability

The Company accrues an estimate of their exposure to warranty claims based on historical warranty costs incurred and the number units under warranty to estimate future warranty costs to be insured. Most of the Company’s current product sales include a three-year warranty. The Company assesses the adequacy of their recorded warranty liability annually and adjusts the amount as necessary.

Changes in warranty liability were as follows:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Accrued warranty liability, beginning of year

 

$

129,615

 

 

$

231,108

 

Accrual provided for warranties issued during
   the period

 

 

198,837

 

 

 

25,244

 

Adjustments to prior accruals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual warranty expenditures

 

 

(180,156

)

 

 

(126,737

)

Accrued warranty liability, end of year

 

$

148,296

 

 

$

129,615

 

 

Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. The Company attempts to maintain its operating cash within federally insured limits. Its cash equivalents, including money market funds, are invested in instruments that are off the balance sheets of its operating banks. Its short term investments are held in high quality instruments issued by large companies, government agencies and U.S. Treasury Bills. Its cash equivalents and short-term investments, to the extent that there are balances in excess of federally insured limits, are with major financial institutions that management believes are financially sound and have minimum credit risk. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes credit risks related to its cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are limited based upon the creditworthiness of the financial institutions holding these funds.

 

Insurance Obligations

The Company finances its directors and officers insurance policies, which requires the Company to make a down payment, followed by equal payments over a defined term. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company completed payments under a financing arrangement for its 2023-2024 insurance policies, comprising of nine equal monthly payments of approximately $27,000, ending in March 2024. The Company then entered into a new financing arrangement covering the twelve-month period ending in June 2025. Under this financing arrangement, the Company made a down payment of approximately $39,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2024, and made nine equal monthly payments of approximately $39,000, ending in March 2025. The Company then entered into a new financing arrangement for its 2025-2026 insurance policies covering the twelve month period

ending in June 2026. The Company made a down payment of $68,400 during the three months ended June 30, 2025 and is making 10 equal monthly payments of approximately $40,300, starting in July 2025.

The Company also finances its property and casualty insurance policies, which require the Company to make a down payment, followed by equal payments over a defined term. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company entered in a new financing arrangement for its 2025-2026 policy covering the twelve months ended July 2025. The Company made a down payment of $55,400 and is making 8 equal payments of approximately $24,300, starting in August 2025.

Changes in the Company's supplier finance obligations were as follows and included in prepaid and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet statement:

 

 

 

 

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Balance January 1

 

$

181,256

 

 

$

142,217

 

Increase

 

 

650,488

 

 

 

417,763

 

Expensed

 

 

(547,543

)

 

 

(378,724

)

Balance December 31,

 

$

284,201

 

 

$

181,256

 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 9, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 10, 2025
2023Mar 8, 2024
2022Mar 13, 2023
2021Mar 11, 2022
2020Mar 10, 2021
2019Mar 13, 2020
2018Mar 12, 2019
2017Mar 12, 2018

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.