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Note 11 - Intangible Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 11 – Intangible assets Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | April 30, 2022 |  |  | October 31, 2021 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreement (estimated life 5 years) |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 423 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (311 | ) |  |  | (289 | )
|  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 134 |
Customer relationships (estimated lives 7 - 15 years) |  |  | 6,058 |  |  |  | 5,058 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (2,877 | ) |  |  | (2,711 | )
|  |  | 3,181 |  |  |  | 2,347 |
Backlog (estimated life 1 - 2 years) |  |  | 327 |  |  |  | 287 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (290 | ) |  |  | (287 | )
|  |  | 37 |  |  |  | - |
Patents (estimated life 10 - 14 years) |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | 368 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (127 | ) |  |  | (110 | )
|  |  | 241 |  |  |  | 258 |
Proprietary Techology (estimated life 10 years) |  |  | 11,100 |  |  |  | - |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (215 | ) |  |  | - |
|  |  | 10,885 |  |  |  | - |
Totals |  | $ | 14,456 |  |  | $ | 2,739 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | $ | 2,874 |  |  | $ | 1,174 |
Amortization expense for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and the year ended October 31, 2022 was $423,000 and $442,000, respectively. As of April 30, 2022, the weighted-average amortization period for the amortizable intangible assets is 9.39 years.

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