Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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

3. Intangible assets

During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company acquired Comfort Life Medical, LLC. The acquisition resulted in recording an intangible asset in the amount of $92 related to the Medicare license held by the acquired company. The Company amortizes this intangible asset over its estimated useful life of ten years. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were no impairments recorded related to this intangible asset. On April 1, 2009, Comfort Life Medical, LLC merged with Inogen, Inc., and was simultaneously dissolved. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company was assigned four patents previously held as an exclusive license from Air Products & Chemicals (APC) in exchange for an increase in a long-term liability due to APC of $250. The acquisition of these patents resulted in an intangible asset of $250. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company purchased additional patents from APC for a total value of $650. The Company amortizes these intangible assets over an estimated useful life of five years. There were no impairments recorded related to these intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014.  The Company recalculated interest and amortization during the respective periods based on adjusted asset and debt.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company acquired Breathe Oxygen Services, LLC. The acquisition resulted in recording an intangible asset in the amount of $66 related to the Medicare license held by the acquired Breathe Oxygen Services that allowed them to operate in the state of Tennessee as well as other assets. On August 29, 2011, Breathe Oxygen Services, LLC merged with Inogen, Inc., and was simultaneously dissolved.  The Company amortizes this intangible asset over its estimated useful life of ten years. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, there were no impairments recorded related to this intangible asset. The Company also capitalizes costs incurred for the production of direct response advertising commercials and amortizes these intangible assets over a useful life of two years. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, the Company paid $11 and $169, respectively, for its patient setup video, website development and redesign and production of commercials.  

Amortization expense for intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 was $21 and $39, respectively.

The following tables represent the changes in net carrying values of the intangibles as of the respective dates:

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

Average

estimated

useful lives

(in years)

 

Gross

carrying

amount

 

 

Accumulated

amortization

 

 

Net carrying amount

 

Licenses

 

10

 

$

185

 

 

$

86

 

 

$

99

 

Patents and websites

 

5

 

 

873

 

 

 

756

 

 

 

117

 

Commercial

 

2

 

 

139

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

44

 

Total

 

 

 

$

1,197

 

 

$

937

 

 

$

260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

Average

estimated

useful lives

(in years)

 

Gross

carrying

amount

 

 

Accumulated

amortization

 

 

Net carrying amount

 

Licenses

 

10

 

$

185

 

 

$

81

 

 

$

104

 

Patents and websites

 

5

 

 

873

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

124

 

Commercial

 

2

 

 

128

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

42

 

Total

 

 

 

$

1,186

 

 

$

916

 

 

$

270