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Note 11 - Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 11 – Intangible assets Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | July 31, 2021 |  |  | October 31, 2020 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreement (estimated life 5 years) |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 423 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (278 | ) |  |  | (245 | )
|  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 178 |
Customer relationships (estimated lives 7 - 15 years) |  |  | 5,058 |  |  |  | 5,058 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (2,635 | ) |  |  | (2,367 | )
|  |  | 2,423 |  |  |  | 2,691 |
Backlog (estimated life 1 - 2 years) |  |  | 287 |  |  |  | 287 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (287 | ) |  |  | (266 | )
|  |  | - |  |  |  | 21 |
Patents (estimated life 10 - 14 years) |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | 368 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (102 | ) |  |  | (77 | )
|  |  | 266 |  |  |  | 291 |
Totals |  | $ | 2,834 |  |  | $ | 3,181 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | $ | 1,174 |  |  | $ | 1,174 |
Amortization expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2021 and the year ended October 31, 2020 was $347,000 and $692,000, respectively. As of July 31, 2021, the weighted-average amortization period for the amortizable intangible assets is 5.66 years.

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