Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

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

Intangible assets at March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015 consist of the following:

	Useful	Gross		Accumulated
March 31, 2016	Life (years)	Amount		Amortization		Net
Acquired Customer Base	5 to 15	$	786,000	$	479,000	$	307,000
Know How	15		512,000		265,000		247,000
Trade Names	Indefinite		301,000		-		301,000
Patents	20		274,000		3,000		271,000
Biomedical Technologies	5		260,000		230,000		30,000
		$	2,133,000	$	977,000	$	1,156,000

	Useful	Gross		Accumulated
September 30, 2015	Life (years)	Amount		Amortization		Net
Acquired Customer Base	5 to 15	$	824,000	$	464,000	$	360,000
Know How	15		512,000		248,000		264,000
Trade Names	Indefinite		318,000		-		318,000
Patents	20		223,000		-		223,000
Biomedical Technologies	5		260,000		200,000		60,000
		$	2,137,000	$	912,000	$	1,225,000

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

Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:

	2016 (6 months)		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter		Total
Acquired Customer Base	$	40,000	$	80,000	$	80,000	$	80,000	$	27,000	$	-	$	307,000
Know How		17,000		34,000		34,000		34,000		34,000		94,000		247,000
Patents		3,000		6,000		6,000		6,000		6,000		61,000		88,000
Biomedical Technologies		30,000		-		-		-		-		-		30,000
	$	90,000	$	120,000	$	120,000	$	120,000	$	67,000	$	155,000	$	672,000