Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible Assets

6.  Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of legal fees directly associated with patent licensing. The Company has been granted three patents which were capitalized and being amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years.

Amortization expense charged to operations was $0 and $5,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, the Company performed an impairment analysis to its intangible assets and determined that the technologies covered by the Company’s patents did not have any future economic value. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $55,000 during 2010 which resulted in a zero book value as of December 31, 2010.