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Patents
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 2 - Patents

 

   March 31, 2012  December 31, 2011
Capitalized patent costs  $640,000   $640,000 
Accumulated amortization   (618,000)   (615,000)
   $22,000   $25,000 

 

Periodically, the Company reviews its patent portfolio and has determined that certain patent applications no longer possessed commercial viability or were abandoned since they were inconsistent with the Company's business development strategy.

 

The following table presents expected future amortization of patent costs that may change according to the Company's amortization policy upon additional patents being issued or allowed:

 

2012     12,000  
2013     4,000  
2014     4,000  
2015     4,000  
2016     1,000