Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

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

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

	Useful	Gross		Accumulated
December 31, 2016	Life (years)	Amount		Amortization		Net
Acquired Customer Base	5 to 15	$	683,000	$	467,000	$	216,000
Know How	15		512,000		290,000		222,000
Trade Names	Indefinite		258,000		-		258,000
Patents	20		345,000		8,000		337,000
Biomedical Technologies	5		260,000		260,000		-
		$	2,058,000	$	1,025,000	$	1,033,000

	Useful	Gross		Accumulated
September 30, 2016	Life (years)	Amount		Amortization		Net
Acquired Customer Base	5 to 15	$	718,000	$	473,000	$	245,000
Know How	15		512,000		282,000		230,000
Trade Names	Indefinite		272,000		-		272,000
Patents	20		326,000		6,000		320,000
Biomedical Technologies	5		260,000		260,000		-
		$	2,088,000	$	1,021,000	$	1,067,000

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:

	2017 (9 months)		2018		2019		2020		2021		Thereafter		Total
Acquired Customer Base	$	60,000	$	80,000	$	76,000	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	216,000
Know How		26,000		34,000		34,000		34,000		34,000		60,000		222,000
Patents		6,000		9,000		9,000		9,000		9,000		79,000		121,000
	$	92,000	$	123,000	$	119,000	$	43,000	$	43,000	$	139,000	$	559,000