GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 5 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible Assets – The components of intangible assets at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

December 31, 2017	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount

Patents	$174,963	$162,935	$12,028
Proprietary Technology	799,082	762,815	36,267
Total Amortizing Asset	$974,045	$925,750	$48,295

December 31, 2016	Gross Carrying Amount	Accumulated Amortization	Net Carrying Amount

Patents	$173,313	$150,427	$22,886
Proprietary Technology	799,082	725,610	73,472
Total Amortizing Asset	$972,395	$876,037	$96,358

Patent amortization was $12,508 and $16,274 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Amortization related to proprietary technology was $37,205 and $66,660 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. Patent and proprietary technology amortization is charged to operations.

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next three years is $30,290 in 2018 and $17,905 in 2019, at which time the patents will be fully amortized.

Goodwill – Goodwill represents the excess of the Company’s reorganization value over the fair value of net assets of the Company upon emergence from bankruptcy. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment annually, or when a triggering event occurs. As described in ASU 2010-28, ASU 2011-08 and ASC 350-20-35, the Company has adopted the two step goodwill impairment analysis that includes quantitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two –step goodwill impairment test. A fair-value-based test is applied at the overall Company level. The test compares the estimated fair value of the Company at the date of the analysis to the carrying value of its net assets. The analysis also requires various judgments and estimates, including general and macroeconomic conditions, industry and the Company’s targeted market conditions, as well as relevant entity-specific events; such as a change in the market for the Company’s products and services. After considering the qualitative factors that would indicate a need for interim impairment of goodwill and applying the two-step process described in ASC 350-20-35, paragraphs 4-13, management has determined that the value of Company’s assets is not, “more likely than not” less than the carrying value of the Company including goodwill, and that no impairment charge needs be recognized during the reporting periods.

Upon emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2004, the Company engaged Houlihan Valuation Advisors, an independent valuation firm, to assess the fair value of the Company’s goodwill, patents and other proprietary technology at the date of emergence. The appraisal was completed during 2005. The Company continues to evaluate the fair value of its intangible assets using similar methods as those used by the valuation firm.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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