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Patents and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Patents and other intangible assets are summarized as follows:

		September 30,			December 31,
		2016			2015
		(unaudited)
Patents
Patents pending		$	1,216,000		$	2,730,000
Issued patents			490,000			115,000
			1,706,000			2,845,000
Trademarks
Trademarks pending			20,000			18,000
Registered trademarks			23,000			23,000
			43,000			41,000
Other			8,000			8,000
			1,757,000			2,894,000
Accumulated amortization			(60,000)			(13,000)
		$	1,697,000		$	2,881,000

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of patent activity for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 is summarized as follows:

		Duplex			ECC			Total
Balance at July 1, 2016		$	1,433,000		$	1,831,000		$	3,264,000
Current Costs			112,000			69,000			181,000
Abandonments and Impairments			(682,000)			(1,057,000)			(1,739,000)
Balance at September 30, 2016		$	863,000		$	843,000		$	1,706,000

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Future amortization expense associated with issued patents and registered trademarks as of September 30, 2016 is estimated as follows:

2016		$	25,000
2017			93,000
2018			93,000
2019			93,000
2020			91,000
Thereafter			58,000
		$	453,000

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