UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

Ener-Core, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

29272A206

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

a.	☐ Rule 13d-1(b)

b.	☒ Rule 13d-1(c)

c.	☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No.

29272A206

Names of Reporting Persons.

Mitchell P. Kopin

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States of America

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting

Person With:

Sole Voting Power

Shared Voting Power

55,444

Sole Dispositive Power

Shared Dispositive Power

55,444

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

55,444 (see Item 4)

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

1.3% (see Item 4)

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN; HC

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CUSIP No.

29272A206

Names of Reporting Persons.

Daniel B. Asher

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States of America

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting

Person With:

Sole Voting Power

Shared Voting Power

55,444

Sole Dispositive Power

Shared Dispositive Power

55,444

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

55,444 (see Item 4)

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

1.3% (see Item 4)

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN; HC

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CUSIP No.

29272A206

Names of Reporting Persons.

Intracoastal Capital LLC

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting

Person With:

Sole Voting Power

Shared Voting Power

55,444

Sole Dispositive Power

Shared Dispositive Power

55,444

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

55,444 (see Item 4)

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

1.3% (see Item 4)

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

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This Amendment No. 3 is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons and amends the Schedule 13G initially filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 10, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on February 8, 2019 and as amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on February 11, 2020 (the “Schedule 13G”).

Except as set forth below, all Items of the Schedule 13G remain unchanged. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13G.

Item 4.

Ownership.

(a) and (b):

As of the close of business on December 31, 2020, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 55,444 shares of Common Stock, which consisted of (i) 10,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant held by Intracoastal (“Intracoastal Warrant 1”), (ii) 1,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a second warrant held by Intracoastal (“Intracoastal Warrant 2”) and (iii) 44,444 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a third warrant held by Intracoastal (“Intracoastal Warrant 3”), and all such shares of Common Stock in the aggregate represented beneficial ownership of approximately 1.3% of the Common Stock, based on (1) 4,256,393 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 18, 2018 as reported by the Issuer, plus (2) 10,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Intracoastal Warrant 1, (3) 1,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Intracoastal Warrant 2 and (4) 44,444 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Intracoastal Warrant 3.

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 .

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 55,444 .

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 .

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 55,444 .

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following þ.

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: January 29, 2021

	/s/ Mitchell P. Kopin
	Mitchell P. Kopin

	/s/ Daniel B. Asher
	Daniel B. Asher

	Intracoastal Capital LLC

	By:	/s/ Mitchell P. Kopin
		Mitchell P. Kopin, Manager

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Ener-Core, Inc. SC 13G/A