Note 6 - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) |
Jan. 31, 2016 |
Jan. 31, 2015 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Property and equipment, principally due to differing depreciation methods | $ 153,000 | $ 161,000 |
| Accruals and reserves | 145,000 | 206,000 |
| Net research and manufacturer investment credit carryforwards | 2,325,000 | 2,325,000 |
| Net operating losses | 13,832,000 | 13,151,000 |
| AMT credit carryforwards | 136,000 | 136,000 |
| Stock based compensation | $ 140,000 | $ 127,000 |
| Other | ||
| Total gross deferred tax assets | $ 16,731,000 | $ 16,106,000 |
| Less: valuation allowance | (16,731,000) | (16,106,000) |
| Net deferred tax assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible research tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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