NOTE 8. NOTES PAYABLE

RELATED PARTIES

Related party notes payable consist of the following:

Total interest expense for related party notes was $55,151 and $79,596 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Related Party Convertible Notes Payable with Warrants

The Company has thirteen convertible notes payable to related parties, each with detached free-standing warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at $3 per share, that have a total principal balance of $1,000,000 as of September 30, 2021. The notes, secured by the Company’s patents and patents applications, include interest at 12%, are convertible at $3 per share of the Company’s common stock and are due 24 months after issuance. The note holders may elect to have the interest paid in cash monthly or have the interest accrue and be payable on the maturity date. Interest elected to be accrued will be paid in cash or may be converted into shares of our common stock under the same terms as the principal amount on the maturity date. The notes contain both voluntary and automatic conversion features. The notes will be convertible at any time, by the holders, beginning on the date of issuance. However, the holders may not convert any outstanding amounts due under the note if at the time of such conversion the amount of common stock issued for the conversion, when added to other shares of Company common stock owned by the holders or which can be acquired by holders upon exercise or conversion of any other instrument, would cause the holder to own more than 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  Beginning on the issuance date, the outstanding principal amount of the note, and any accrued interest, will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s common stock if the Company’s common stock closes at or above $6 per share for five (5) consecutive trading days while listed on NASDAQ. The Company evaluated the convertible notes payable for derivative embedded and beneficial conversion features. The Company determined that there were beneficial conversion features to record. The total beneficial conversion feature debt discount of $448,999 is amortized over the life of the convertible notes payable. The debt discount amortization expense recorded as amortization of interest – beneficial conversion feature in the consolidated statements of operations was $101,070 forthe nine-month period ended September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, these notes carry outstanding warrants of 500,000. The relative fair market value of the related stock warrants granted during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $551,001 and none, respectively.  The unamortized discount at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is $423,647 and none, respectively. Stock warrants amortization expense recorded as interest expense was $127,354 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021.

Related Party Convertible Notes Payable

On June 5, 2020 the Company issued the convertible APA Note to a related party with a principal balance of  $1,485,189, which included the $70,000 balance of three convertible notes payable to related parties and related accrued interest of $7,689 outstanding at December 31, 2019.  The note includes simple interest at 10% per annum, due upon demand, and may be convertible into shares of common stock at $0.50 per share (after giving effect to the reverse stock split and subject to anti-dilution protection against any future securities we may issue at an effective price of less than $0.50 per share) at the discretion of the holder. The Company evaluated the convertible note payable for derivative embedded and beneficial conversion features. The Company determined that there was a beneficial conversion feature to record. During the year ended December 31, 2020, beneficial conversion feature amortization expense related to this related party convertible note payable of $1,407,675 was accounted for as amortization of interest - beneficial conversion feature expense in the consolidated statements of operations. On November 15, 2020, the related party holder elected to convert the note principal and accrued interest balance of $1,551,514 into 3,103,028 of shares of common stock.

Related Party Non-convertible Notes Payable

The Company has one non-convertible note payable to a related party that has a principal balance of  $11,810 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The note carries an interest rate at 0%.  The note payable had a due date of December 31, 2012 and is currently in default.    

NON-RELATED PARTIES 

Non-related party notes payable consist of the following:

Total interest expense for non-related party notes was $65,130 and $1,403,611 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Convertible Notes Payable with Warrants

The Company has sixteen convertible notes payable to non-related parties, each with detached free-standing warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at $3 per share, that have a total principal balance of $1,005,000 as of September 30, 2021. The notes, secured by the Company’s patents and patents applications, include interest at 12%, are convertible at $3 per share of the Company’s common stock and are due 24 months after issuance.  The note holders may elect to have the interest paid in cash monthly or have the interest accrue and be payable on the maturity date.  Interest elected to be accrued will be paid in cash or may be converted into shares of our common stock under the same terms as the principal amount on the maturity date.  The notes contain both voluntary and automatic conversion features. The notes will be convertible at any time, by the holders, beginning on the date of issuance. However, the holders may not convert any outstanding amounts due under the note if at the time of such conversion the amount of common stock issued for the conversion, when added to other shares of Company common stock owned by the holders or which can be acquired by holders upon exercise or conversion of any other instrument, would cause the holder to own more than 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  Beginning on the issuance date, the outstanding principal amount of the note, and any accrued interest, will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s common stock if the Company’s common stock closes at or above $6 per share for five (5) consecutive trading days while listed on NASDAQ. The Company evaluated the convertible notes payable for derivative embedded and beneficial conversion features. The Company determined that there were beneficial conversion features to record. The total beneficial conversion feature debt discount of $460,215 is amortized over the life of the convertible notes payable.  The debt discount recorded as amortization of interest – beneficial conversion feature in the consolidated statements of operations was $105,060 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021.  As of September 30, 2021, these notes carry outstanding warrants of 502,500. The relative fair market value of the related stock warrants granted during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $541,707 and none, respectively.  The unamortized discount at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $419,695 and none, respectively. Stock warrants amortization expense recorded as interest expense was $122,012 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021.

Convertible Notes Payable

The Company has three convertible notes payable to non-related parties that have a principal balance of $56,683 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. These notes carry interest rates ranging from 5% - 12% and have due dates ranging from February 2013 to March 2022. Two of the three notes are currently in default. These notes carry conversion prices ranging from $1.99- $10.7619 per share. The Company evaluated these convertible notes payable for derivative embedded and beneficial conversion features. The Company determined that there were beneficial conversion features to record. The conversion features were either fully amortized upon grant or over the life of the convertible notes payable. The conversion features were fully amortized prior to 2020.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company entered into Debt Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Plans with six non-related parties, under which the Company agreed to issue 50,135 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of eleven convertible notes payable to non-related parties. The amount of the debt reduction, and therefore the purchase price of the shares, was $166,750 which was used for the deduction of non-related party convertible notes payable principal of $83,953 and accrued interest of $82,797. The Company recorded a non-related party gain on loan extinguishment  of approximately $103,000.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company entered into a non-related party convertible note payable agreement to convert a high interest rate convertible non-related party note payable with a principal balance of $25,000 and accrued interest due of $22,500 to a non-related party convertible note payable of $47,500 that accrues interest at 5%. The note conversion rate is $2 per common share. The Company recorded a loss on non-related party debt extinguishment of $11,697.

During 2020, the holder of a $25,000 convertible promissory note with interest at 30% and accrued interest of $61,875 replaced the carrying amount of the note and its conversion features with a new non-convertible note totaling $25,000 that bears interest at 5%. The Company recorded a gain on non-related party debt extinguishment of $61,875.

Non-convertible Notes Payable

The Company has three non-convertible notes payable to non-related parties that have a principal balance of $42,500 as of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020. These notes carry interest rates ranging from  5% - 10% and have due dates ranging from 12/25/2013 - 6/06/2022. Two of the three notes are currently in default. 

During 2020, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Plan with a non-related party, under which the Company agreed to issue 20,313 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of a non-convertible non-related party note payable. The amount of the debt reduction, and therefore the purchase price of the shares, was $67,561 which was used for the deduction of non-related party non-convertible notes payable principal of $3,938 and accrued interest of $63,623. The Company recorded a non-related party gain on loan extinguishment  of approximately $14,000.

On May 12, 2020, the Company received proceeds of $41,665 from a commercial bank under the SBA Payroll Protection Loan Program. The loan requires interest at 1% and 18 monthly payments of principal and interest beginning December 5, 2020. Provisions of the SBA Payroll Protection Loan Program allow for portions or all the loan balance to be forgiven should certain criteria be met.  On December 7, 2020 the Company was notified that the principal balance and accrued interest of $242 was forgiven, and thus the Company  recorded a gain on loan extinguishment of approximately $42,000.

Notes Payable with Warrants

The Company has one note payable with detached free-standing warrants to a non-related party that has a principal balance of $5,000 as of  September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. This note carries an interest rate of 10% and had a due date of 9/11/2014. This note is currently in default. The detached free-standing warrants for this note payable were not exercised by the note holder and expired on May 16, 2019.

NOTE 8. NOTES PAYABLE

RELATED PARTIES

Related party notes payable consist of the following:

Total interest expense for related party notes was $98,313 and $91,845 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Related Party Convertible Notes Payable

The Company has none and seven convertible notes payable to related parties that have a principal balance of none and $161,000 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. These notes carried interest rates ranging from 7% to 10%. These notes carried fixed and variable conversion prices per share. The Company evaluated these convertible notes payable for embedded and beneficial conversion features. The Company determined that there were both derivative embedded conversion features and beneficial conversion features to record. The conversion features were either fully amortized upon grant or over the life of the convertible notes payable. The Company evaluated these convertible notes and determined that its embedded conversion feature carried a debt discount that should be fully amortized upon grant. The Company fully amortized this debt discount and recorded it as amortization of debt discount – interest expense in the amount of $64,800 for the year end December 31, 2019.

During 2020, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Plan with a related party, under which the Company agreed to issue approximately 157,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of four convertible notes payable to related parties. The amount of the debt reduction, and therefore the purchase price of the shares, was $143,119 which was used for the deduction of related party convertible notes payable principal of $91,000 and accrued interest of $52,119.

On June 5, 2020 the Company issued the convertible APA Note to a related party with a principal balance of $1,485,189, which included the $70,000 balance of three convertible notes payable to related parties and related accrued interest of $7,689 outstanding at December 31, 2019.  The note includes simple interest at 10% per annum, due upon demand, and may be convertible into shares of common stock at $0.50 per share (after giving effect to the reverse stock split and subject to anti-dilution protection against any future securities we may issue at an effective price of less than $0.50 per share) at the discretion of the holder.  The Company evaluated the convertible note payable for derivative embedded and beneficial  conversion features. The Company determined that there was a  beneficial conversion feature to record. During the year ended December 31, 2020, beneficial conversion feature amortization expense related to this related party convertible note payable of $1,407,675 was accounted for as amortization of interest - beneficial conversion feature expense in the consolidated statements of operations.  On November 15, 2020, the related party holder elected to convert the note principal and accrued interest balance of $1,551,514 into 3,103,028 of shares of common stock.

Related Party Non-convertible Notes Payable

The Company has one and nine non-convertible notes payable to related parties that have a principal balance of $11,810 and $328,423 as of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively. These notes carry interest rates ranging from 0% to 10%. The outstanding note payable as of December 31, 2020 had a due date of December 31, 2012 and is currently in default.    

During 2020, the Company entered into Debt Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Plans with four related parties, under which the Company agreed to issue approximately 343,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of eight non-convertible notes payable to related parties. The amount of the debt reduction, and therefore the purchase price of the shares, was $549,311 which was used for the reduction of related party non-convertible notes payable principal of $316,613 and accrued interest of $232,698.

Related Party Notes Payable with Warrants

The Company has none and twenty-four notes payable with detached free-standing warrants to related parties that have a principal balance of none and $280,119 as of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively. These notes carried interest rates ranging from 7% to 10%. The exercise price for each note payable with detached free-standing warrant ranged from $0.1330 - $0.1530. As of December 31, 2019, these notes carried outstanding detached free-standing warrants of 454,097. The unamortized discount related to these stock warrants at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is none and $8,656, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, stock warrants amortization expense recorded as interest expense related to these stock warrants was $8,656 and $37,072, respectively. The relative fair market value of the related stock warrants granted during the years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019 was none and $38,998, respectively.

During 2020, the Company entered into Debt Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Plans with two related parties, under which the Company agreed to issue approximately 602,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of 24 notes payable with detached free-standing warrants to related parties. The amount of the debt reduction, and therefore the purchase price of the shares, was $320,858 which was used for the deduction of related party notes payable with detached free-standing warrants principal of $280,119 and accrued interest of $40,739.

NON- RELATED PARTIES 

Non- related party notes payable consist of the following:

Total interest expense for non-related party notes was $17,415 and $56,546 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Convertible Notes Payable

The Company has three and fifteen convertible notes payable to non-related parties that have a principal balance of $56,683 and $143,136 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. These notes carry interest rates ranging from 5% - 30% and have due dates ranging from 2/08/2012 – 3/06/2022. Two of the three notes  as of December 31, 2020 are in default. These notes carry conversion prices ranging from $0.0565- $10.7619 per share.  The Company evaluated these convertible notes payable for derivative embedded and beneficial conversion features. The Company determined that there were beneficial conversion features to record. The conversion features were either fully amortized upon grant or over the life of the convertible notes payable. The conversion features were fully amortized as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.  During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, beneficial conversion feature amortization expense related to these convertible notes payable of none and $5,920, respectively, was accounted for as amortization of interest - beneficial conversion feature expense in the consolidated statements of operations. 

During 2020, the Company entered into Debt Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Plans with six non-related parties, under which the Company agreed to issue50,135 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of eleven convertible notes payable to non-related parties. The amount of the debt reduction, and therefore the purchase price of the shares, was $166,750 which was used for the deduction of non-related party convertible notes payable principal of $83,953 and accrued interest of $82,797. The Company recorded a non-related party gain on loan extinguishment  of approximately $103,000.

During 2020, the Company also entered into a non-related party convertible note payable agreement to convert a high interest rate convertible non-related party note payable with a principal balance of $25,000 and accrued interest due of $22,500 to a non-related party convertible note payable of $47,500 that accrues interest at 5%. The note conversion rate is $2 per common share. The Company recorded a loss on non-related party debt extinguishment of $11,697.

During 2020, the holder of a $25,000 convertible promissory note with interest at 30% and accrued interest of $61,875 replaced the carrying amount of the note and its conversion features with a new non-convertible note totaling $25,000 that bears interest at 5%. The Company recorded a gain on non-related party debt extinguishment of $61,875.

Non-convertible Notes Payable

The Company has three non-convertible notes payable to non-related parties that have a principal balance of $42,500 and $21,438 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. These notes carry interest rates ranging from  5% - 18% and have due dates ranging from 1/31/2013 - 6/09/2022. Two of the three notes  as of December 31, 2020 are in default. 

During 2020, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Plan with a non-related party, under which the Company agreed to issue 20,313 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of a non-convertible non-related party note payable. The amount of the debt reduction, and therefore the purchase price of the shares, was $67,561 which was used for the deduction of non-related party non-convertible notes payable principal of $3,938 and accrued interest of $63,623. The Company recorded a non-related party gain on loan extinguishment  of approximately $14,000.

On May 12, 2020, the Company received proceeds of $41,665 from a commercial bank under the SBA Payroll Protection Loan Program.The loan requires interest at 1% and 18 monthly payments of principal and interest beginning December 5, 2020. Provisions of the SBA Payroll Protection Loan Program allow for portions or all the loan balance to be forgiven should certain criteria be met.  On December 7, 2020 the Company was notified that the principal balance and accrued interest of $242 was forgiven, and thus the Company recorded a gain on loan extinguishment of approximately $42,000.

Notes Payable with Warrants

The Company has one note payable with detached free-standing warrants to a non-related party that has a principal balance of $5,000 and $5,000 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. This note carries an interest rate of 10% and had a due date of 9/11/2014. This note is currently in default The detached free-standing warrants for this note payable were not exercised by the note holder and expired on May 16, 2019. There was no unamortized discount related to these stock warrants as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and no stock warrant amortization expense was recorded to interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.