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PATENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

PATENTS (Tables)

Accumulated amortization related to acquired intangible assets

		2019				2018
Gross carrying amount		$	7,797,000			$	7,682,000
Accumulated amortization			(5,978,000	)			(5,693,000	)
Patents, net		$	1,819,000			$	1,989,000

Future amortization of current intangible assets, net

For the years ended December 31,
	2020			$	290,000
	2021				290,000
	2022				290,000
	2023				217,000
	2024 and thereafter				732,000
	Total			$	1,819,000

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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