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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
3.      Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies
During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we were notified by a third party who believes that the Res-Q system infringes upon certain of its US and European patents.  The Company is in the process of gathering information; however, it has not yet collected enough information to assess the validity of the alleged infringement or estimate any potential financial impact; therefore, it has not made an accrual as of December 31, 2012.

On October 24, 2012, Harvest Technologies Corp. filed a suit against us in the federal court in Delaware claiming the Res-Q 60 System infringes two Harvest patents.  The Company has not been served, and has not ascertained the likelihood of any liability.  Regardless, the Company intends to aggressively defend itself against such action assuming it is served and has not made an accrual as of December 31, 2012.

Warranty
We offer a warranty on all of our products of one to two years, except disposable products which we warrant through their expiration date.  We periodically assess the adequacy of our recorded warranty liabilities and adjust the amounts as necessary.

The warranty liability is included in other current liabilities in the unaudited balance sheet.  The change in the warranty liability for the six months ended December 31, 2012 is summarized in the following table:

     
Balance at July 1, 2012
 $547,000 
Warranties issued during the period
  129,000 
Settlements made during the period
  (166,000)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations
  74,000 
Balance at December 31, 2012
 $584,000