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Patents and Other Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 4 – Patents and Other Intangible Assets Patents and other intangible assets are summarized as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents pending |  | $ | 2,262,000 |  | $ | 1,444,000 |
Issued patents |  |  | 67,000 |  |  | - |
|  |  | 2,329,000 |  |  | 1,444,000 |
Trademarks |  |  | 36,000 |  |  | 7,000 |
Other |  |  | 8,000 |  |  | 8,000 |
|  |  | 2,373,000 |  |  | 1,459,000 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (1,000) |  |  | - |
|  | $ | 2,372,000 |  | $ | 1,459,000 |
Future amortization expense associated with awarded patents as of December 31, 2014 is estimated as follows:
2015 |  | $ | 7,000 |
2016 |  |  | 7,000 |
2017 |  |  | 7,000 |
2018 |  |  | 7,000 |
2019 |  |  | 7,000 |
Thereafter |  |  | 31,000 |
|  |  | 66,000 |
During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $262,000 and $4,000, respectively, from abandonment of capitalized patents pending.

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