Patents

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Patents

6. Patents.

In fiscal 2005, the Company started the patent process for additional WATER$AVR® products. Patents associated with these costs were granted in 2006 and they have been amortized over their legal life of 17 years.

	September 30, 2020 Cost		Accumulated Amortization		September 30, 2020 Net
Patents	$	198,747	$	164,500	$	34,247

	December 31, 2019 Cost		Accumulated Amortization		December 31, 2019 Net
Patents	$	204,102	$	157,526	$	46,576

Decrease in 2020 cost was due to currency conversion. 2020 cost in Canadian dollars - $265,102 (2019 - $265,102 in Canadian dollars).

Amount of amortization for 2020 - $12,329 (2019 - $12,329)

Estimated amortization expense over the next three years is as follows:

2020	$	16,438
2021		16,438
2022		13,700