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Note 11 - Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 11 – Intangible assets Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | July 31, 2023 |  |  | October 31, 2022 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreement (estimated life 5 years) |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 423 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (367 | ) |  |  | (334 | )
|  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 89 |
Customer relationships (estimated lives 7 - 15 years) |  |  | 6,058 |  |  |  | 6,058 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (3,364 | ) |  |  | (3,074 | )
|  |  | 2,694 |  |  |  | 2,984 |
Backlog (estimated life 1 - 2 years) |  |  | 327 |  |  |  | 327 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (327 | ) |  |  | (313 | )
|  |  | - |  |  |  | 14 |
Patents (estimated life 10 - 14 years) |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | 368 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (167 | ) |  |  | (143 | )
|  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 225 |
Tradename (estimated life 15 years) |  |  | 1,700 |  |  |  | 1,700 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (161 | ) |  |  | (76 | )
|  |  | 1,539 |  |  |  | 1,624 |
Proprietary Technology (estimated life 10 years) |  |  | 11,100 |  |  |  | 11,100 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (1,573 | ) |  |  | (740 | )
|  |  | 9,527 |  |  |  | 10,360 |
Totals |  | $ | 14,017 |  |  | $ | 15,296 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | $ | 1,174 |  |  | $ | 1,174 |
Amortization expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2023 and the year ended October 31, 2022 was $1,279,000 and $1,282,000, respectively. As of July 31, 2023, the weighted-average amortization period for the amortizable intangible assets is 8.78 years.

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