Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets and Liabilities Other Than Goodwill

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Intangible Assets and Liabilities Other Than Goodwill
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets and Liabilities Other Than Goodwill
Intangible Assets and Liabilities Other Than Goodwill

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the Company had the following amounts related to intangible assets and liabilities other than goodwill:
 
 
September 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Intangible assets
 
Cost
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Total
 
Cost
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Total
Product certifications
 
$
726,159

 
$
(440,592
)
 
$
285,567

 
$
726,159

 
$
(399,906
)
 
$
326,253

Patents
 
880,416

 
(218,506
)
 
661,910

 
1,017,108

 
(206,499
)
 
810,609

Developed technology
 
240,000

 
(120,000
)
 
120,000

 
240,000

 
(108,000
)
 
132,000

Trademarks
 
26,896

 

 
26,896

 
26,896

 

 
26,896

In Process R&D
 
263,936

 

 
263,936

 
263,936

 

 
263,936

Favorable contract asset
 
354,858

 
(292,004
)
 
62,854

 
274,858

 
(263,901
)
 
10,957

TTcogen intangible assets
 
29,607

 
(9,252
)
 
20,355

 
29,607

 
(6,477
)
 
23,130

 
 
$
2,521,872

 
$
(1,080,354
)
 
$
1,441,518

 
$
2,578,564

 
$
(984,783
)
 
$
1,593,781

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangible liability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unfavorable contract liability
 
$
4,689,025

 
$
(2,483,724
)
 
$
2,205,301

 
$
4,689,025

 
$
(2,154,207
)
 
$
2,534,818



The aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets and liabilities exclusive of contract related intangibles for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $21,564 and $64,692 and $22,951 and $70,699, respectively. The net credit to cost of sales related to the amortization of contract related intangible assets and liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $98,053 and $301,414 and $107,998 and $394,731, respectively. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company abandoned certain patent applications amounting to a $179,944 abandonment charge for the period.

Favorable/Unfavorable Contract Assets and Liabilities

The favorable contract asset and unfavorable contract liability in the foregoing table represent the estimated fair value of American DG Energy's customer contracts (both positive for favorable contracts and negative for unfavorable contracts) which were acquired by the Company in May 2017.

Amortization of intangibles including contract related amounts is calculated using the straight-line method over the remaining useful life or contract term. Aggregate future amortization over the next five years is estimated to be as follows:
Year 1
 
$
(160,086
)
Year 2
 
(197,999
)
Year 3
 
(154,182
)
Year 4
 
(117,947
)
Year 5
 
(64,340
)