Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The components of intangible assets, all of which are finite lived, were as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024     December 31, 2023        
    Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
    Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
    Useful
Life
 
                                           
Patents   $ 162,718     $ (52,896 )   $ 109,822     $ 117,810     $ (43,153 )   $ 74,657       10  
Patents in process     119,361      
-
      119,361       142,239      
-
      142,239       N/A  
Licenses     241,909       (108,000 )     133,909       241,909       (89,859 )     152,050       10  
Software     244,089       (196,778 )     47,311       211,411       (167,412 )     43,999       3  
Trademarks     3,230,000       (1,018,478 )     2,211,522       3,230,000       (776,235 )     2,453,765       10  
FAA waiver     5,930,000       (1,869,838 )     4,060,162       5,930,000       (1,425,101 )     4,504,899       10  
Developed technology     27,977,331       (7,831,419 )     20,145,912       27,977,331       (5,632,170 )     22,345,161       3 - 10  
Non-compete agreements     840,000       (840,000 )    
-
      840,000       (840,000 )    
-
      1  
Marketing-related assets     890,000       (149,290 )     740,710       890,000       (82,540 )     807,460       10  
Customer relationships     1,010,000       (356,548 )     653,452       1,010,000       (205,048 )     804,952       5  
    $ 40,645,408     $ (12,423,247 )   $ 28,222,161     $ 40,590,700     $ (9,261,518 )   $ 31,329,182          

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $1,056,141 and $1,064,798, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $3,161,729 and $3,103,591, respectively. 

 

On August 31, 2022, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Field of View LLC, a North Dakota limited liability company. The total purchase consideration consisted of $250,000 of cash payable in monthly instalments over twelve months, and $75,520 of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, representing 16,000 shares (“FOV Consideration Shares”). The asset purchase agreement restricted the holder from transferring the FOV Consideration Shares for 180 days from the closing date, subject to certain exceptions. The Company acquired computer and research and development equipment amounting to $18,506 and intangibles for developed technology for $307,014. As of December 31, 2023, the cash was paid and equity was issued in full.

 

On October 19, 2022, Airobotics entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, as amended, to acquire all of the intellectual property, technical systems, and operations of Iron Drone Ltd. (“Iron Drone”), an Israeli-based company specializing in the development of autonomous counter-drone systems (the “Iron Drone Transaction”). The consideration for the Iron Drone Transaction was (i) $135,000 in cash, (ii) 46,129 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (iii) warrants exercisable for 26,553 shares of the Company’s Common Stock with an exercise price of $11.95, which shall be exercisable if, during the 48 month period following the closing, the average price per share of the Company’s Common Stock exceeds $52.38 for a period of at least 90 consecutive trading days, (iv) a right to acquire 35,377 shares of the Company’s Common Stock if during the 48 month period after the closing, the average price per share of the Company’s Common Stock exceeds $18.25 for a period of at least 90 consecutive trading days, and (v) a right to acquire 70,753 shares of the Company’s Common Stock if during the 48 month period after the closing, the average price per share of Company’s Common Stock exceeds $20.27 for a period of at least 90 consecutive trading days. On March 6, 2023, the Company completed the Iron Drone Transaction. The Company acquired intangibles for developed technology for $576,717. As of December 31, 2023, the cash was paid and equity was issued in full. 

 

Estimated amortization expense for the next five years for the intangible assets currently being amortized is as follows:

  

Year Ending December 31,   Estimated
Amortization
 
2024 (3 months)   $ 1,055,457  
2025   $ 4,165,035  
2026   $ 4,081,308  
2027   $ 4,067,058  
2028   $ 3,792,280  
Thereafter   $ 11,061,023  
Total   $ 28,222,161