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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Spitaletta, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Edward C Spitaletta, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Assignee:
STX Corporation, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
455407 ; 455343 ; 455409 ; 455410 ; 455565 ; 379111 ;
Abstract
A nonreusable cellular telephone includes a programmable timer for providing a predetermined period of calling time during which the cellular phone may be used for cellular communications. The amount of remaining calling time is monitored and the phone is disabled when the calling time has expired rending the phone inoperative so that it may be disposed of.