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Patents | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Patents | 7. Patents In fiscal 2005, the Company started the patent process for additional WATER$AVR® products. Patents associated with these costs were granted in 2006 and they have been amortized over their legal life of 17 years.
|  | March 31, 2020 Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | March 31, 2020 Net |
Patents |  | $ | 186,870 |  |  | $ | 144,404 |  |  | $ | 42,466 |
|  | December 31, 2019 Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | December 31, 2019 Net |
Patents |  | $ | 204,102 |  |  | $ | 157,526 |  |  | $ | 46,576 |
The decrease in the carrying amount of patents is primarily due to foreign currency translation effects. The 2020 cost in Canadian dollars - $265,102 (2019 - $265,102 in Canadian dollars). Amount of amortization for 2020 - $4,110 (2019 - $4,110) and is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Estimated amortization expense over the next three years is as follows:
2020 |  | $ | 16,438 |
2021 |  |  | 16,438 |
2022 |  |  | 13,700 |

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