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Commitments and Contingencies | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | 11. Commitments and Contingencies Commitments: Leases The Company and its subsidiary lease certain manufacturing, laboratory and office facilities. The leases generally provide for the Company to pay either an increase over a base year level for taxes, maintenance, insurance and other costs of the leased properties or the Company’s allocated share of insurance, taxes, maintenance and other costs of leased properties. The leases contain renewal provisions. Future minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) are (dollars in thousands): $71 thousand remaining in 2013 and $263 thousand in 2014. Warranties Product warranty liabilities are included in “Accrued liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Below is a reconciliation of changes in product warranty liabilities:
(Dollars in thousands) |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 26 |
Accruals for warranties issued |  |  | 22 |  |  | 9 |
Settlements made (in cash or in kind) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (15) |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 30 |  | $ | 20 |
Licenses MTI Micro has residual royalty agreements with NYSERDA in conjunction with two contracts from 2002 and 2010. With operations currently suspended at MTI Micro, these licensing agreements are currently immaterial, and there are no amounts accrued in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 related to these royalty provisions. Employment Agreement The Company has an employment agreement with one employee that provides certain payments upon termination of employment under certain circumstances, as defined in the applicable agreement. As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s potential minimum obligation to this employee was approximately $62 thousand. Contingencies: Legal We are subject to legal proceedings, claims and liabilities which arise in the ordinary course of business. We accrue for losses associated with legal claims when such losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. These accruals are adjusted as additional information becomes available or circumstances change. Legal fees are charged to expense as they are incurred.

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