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Patents and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Patents and other intangible assets are summarized as follows:

		December 31,			December 31,
		2016			2015
Patents
Patents pending		$	1,040,000		$	2,730,000
Issued patents			747,000			115,000
			1,787,000			2,845,000
Trademarks
Trademarks pending			23,000			18,000
Registered trademarks			23,000			23,000
			46,000			41,000
Other			8,000			8,000
			1,841,000			2,894,000
Accumulated amortization			(106,000)			(13,000)
		$	1,735,000		$	2,881,000

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

A reconciliation of patent activity for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is summarized as follows:

		Duplex			ECC			Total
Balance at January 1, 2015		$	481,000		$	1,848,000		$	2,329,000
Abandonments and impairments			(19,000)			(574,000)			(593,000)
Additions			669,000			440,000			1,109,000
Balance at December 31, 2015			1,131,000			1,714,000			2,845,000
Abandonments and impairments			(757,000)			(1,214,000)			(1,971,000)
Additions			546,000			367,000			913,000
Balance at December 31, 2016		$	920,000		$	867,000		$	1,787,000

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

Future amortization expense associated with awarded patents and registered trademarks as of December 31, 2016 is estimated as follows:

2017		$	179,000
2018			179,000
2019			157,000
2020			91,000
2021			30,000
Thereafter			28,000
		$	664,000

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