Apparently management decided the proof of concept has been sufficiently validated for sales to occur without an extended run at a high level of throughput. That explains the ability to extend the cash balance rather than my previous thinking.
That was not my presumption, so obviously my thinking was in error but prospective purchasers of the technology have engineering resources and access to information none of us possess. At least I don't.
I was a bit taken aback initially but the bottom line is I am now ok with it. Now we just hurry up and wait for a processor sales to occur.