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Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets

Note 4. Intangible Assets

The components of our intangible assets at March 31, 2015 are summarized below:

 

Intangible Asset Class

   Cost      Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Carrying
Amount
     Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
 

Patents

   $ 1,243,612       $ (907,585    $ 336,027         17 years   

Amortization expense was approximately $21,000 in the first quarter of 2015 and expected amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 is approximately $83,000

The expected future annual amortization expense for each of the next five years based on current balances of our intangible assets is approximately as follows:

 

For the year ending December 31:       

2016

   $ 75,496   

2017

   $ 54,923   

2018

   $ 27,978   

2019

   $ 27,978   

2020

   $ 26,594