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CVD Equipment Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 4/2/18, at 4:06pm ET · For: 12/31/17 · Accession #: 1437749-18-6052 · File #: 1-16525

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/02/18  CVD Equipment Corp                10-K       12/31/17   88:7.9M                                   RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    877K 
 2: EX-10.19    Material Contract                                   HTML    182K 
 3: EX-10.21    Material Contract                                   HTML     76K 
 4: EX-10.22    Material Contract                                   HTML     56K 
 5: EX-10.23    Material Contract                                   HTML     55K 
 6: EX-10.24    Material Contract                                   HTML    106K 
 7: EX-10.25    Material Contract                                   HTML    106K 
 8: EX-10.26    Material Contract                                   HTML    228K 
 9: EX-10.27    Material Contract                                   HTML    414K 
10: EX-10.28    Material Contract                                   HTML     45K 
11: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     22K 
12: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
13: EX-23.2     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
14: EX-23.3     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
15: EX-23.4     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
16: EX-23.5     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
17: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
18: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
19: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
20: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
27: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     54K 
28: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    109K 
29: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     32K 
30: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     77K 
31: R5          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     50K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
32: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    115K 
33: R7          Note 1 - Business Description                       HTML     28K 
34: R8          Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     84K 
                Policies                                                         
35: R9          Note 3 - Contracts in Progress                      HTML     44K 
36: R10         Note 4 - Inventories                                HTML     34K 
37: R11         Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment              HTML     50K 
38: R12         Note 6 - Intangible Assets                          HTML     77K 
39: R13         Note 7 - Financing Arrangements                     HTML     37K 
40: R14         Note 8 - Long-term Debt                             HTML     50K 
41: R15         Note 9 - Earnings Per Share                         HTML     37K 
42: R16         Note 10 - Income Taxes                              HTML     78K 
43: R17         Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity                      HTML    175K 
44: R18         Note 12 - Defined Contribution Plan                 HTML     29K 
45: R19         Note 13 - Significant Risks and Uncertainties       HTML     33K 
46: R20         Note 14 - Segment Reporting                         HTML     65K 
47: R21         Note 15 - Business Acquisition                      HTML     39K 
48: R22         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    147K 
49: R23         Note 3 - Contracts in Progress (Tables)             HTML     41K 
50: R24         Note 4 - Inventories (Tables)                       HTML     34K 
51: R25         Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)     HTML     47K 
52: R26         Note 6 - Intangible Assets (Tables)                 HTML     76K 
53: R27         Note 8 - Long-term Debt (Tables)                    HTML     54K 
54: R28         Note 9 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)                HTML     34K 
55: R29         Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)                     HTML     75K 
56: R30         Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)             HTML    158K 
57: R31         Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Tables)                HTML     62K 
58: R32         Note 15 - Business Acquisition (Tables)             HTML     34K 
59: R33         Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     64K 
                Policies (Details Textual)                                       
60: R34         Note 3 - Contracts in Progress - Costs, Estimated   HTML     40K 
                Earnings, and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts                  
                (Details)                                                        
61: R35         Note 4 - Inventories - Components of Inventories    HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R36         Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details     HTML     25K 
                Textual)                                                         
63: R37         Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Major      HTML     53K 
                Classes of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)               
64: R38         Note 6 - Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible  HTML     43K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
65: R39         Note 6 - Intangible Assets - Estimated              HTML     39K 
                Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets                
                (Details)                                                        
66: R40         Note 7 - Financing Arrangements (Details Textual)   HTML     71K 
67: R41         Note 8 - Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-term      HTML     39K 
                Debt (Details)                                                   
68: R42         Note 8 - Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-term      HTML     42K 
                Debt (Details) (Parentheticals)                                  
69: R43         Note 8 - Long-term Debt - Future Maturities of      HTML     42K 
                Long-term Debt (Details)                                         
70: R44         Note 9 - Earnings Per Share (Details Textual)       HTML     32K 
71: R45         Note 9 - Earnings Per Share - Calculation of Basic  HTML     34K 
                and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares                       
                (Details)                                                        
72: R46         Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)            HTML     47K 
73: R47         Note 10 - Income Taxes - Components of Income       HTML     46K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
74: R48         Note 10 - Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and    HTML     59K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
75: R49         Note 10 - Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate  HTML     42K 
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
76: R50         Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)    HTML     82K 
77: R51         Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Stock Option Plan  HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R52         Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Outstanding and    HTML     62K 
                Exercisable Options (Details)                                    
79: R53         Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock   HTML     53K 
                and Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details)                    
80: R54         Note 12 - Defined Contribution Plan (Details        HTML     26K 
                Textual)                                                         
81: R55         Note 13 - Significant Risks and Uncertainties       HTML     35K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
82: R56         Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual)       HTML     26K 
83: R57         Note 14 - Segment Reporting - Segment Information   HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R58         Note 15 - Business Acquisition (Details Textual)    HTML     37K 
85: R59         Note 15 - Business Acquisition - Acquisitions       HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    131K 
86: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     62K 
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