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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5553125 | Telephone apparatus with calling line identification A portable cellular telephone capable of recognizing a Calling Line Identification (CLI) signal. The telephone comprises a memory in which can be stored telephone numbers together with an associated operating instruction. For example the instruction may b... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5533096 | Send-all-calls feature for a wireless handset A telephone terminal for implementing a send-all-calls feature by immediately transferring all incoming calls to call coverage but maintaining ongoing call control of calls from selected individuals. The telephone terminal maybe a wireless mobile unit. In... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5526406 | Calling party announcement apparatus A calling party announcement apparatus that provides the identity of the caller in synthesized human speech. The invention captures the Incoming Caller Line Identification (ICLID) signal while the telephone is ringing. After the called party has answered ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5515420 | Cordless telephone apparatus In a cordless telephone apparatus including a base unit and a sub unit connected with each other by wireless, the base unit has a memory for storing therein telephone number data which are referred to from the sub unit. When the base unit is busy, the tra... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5511111 | Caller name and identification communication system with caller screening option The present invention provides a caller name delivery service telecommunication system having caller screening and other options. The system includes intercepting a call from a calling subscriber to a desired called subscriber, as a first option, promptin... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5490205 | Telephone set for handling a call A telephone set provided with a telephone ringer for producing a ringing sound, a telephone number storing device for storing a telephone number of a specific party in response to a registration operation performed by a user, a telephone number detecting ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5475739 | Radio telephone apparatus having automatic answering function for confidential messages In an automatic answering telephone apparatus, a correspondence table between a plurality of record areas of a speech memory and a plurality of identification numbers is provided. When an identification number is received from a calling party, an answer m... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5452474 | Externally attached handset of an end terminal used for mobile communication systems An externally attached handset connected between an end terminal of a mobile communication system and a data communication end terminal which handset is connected via a speaker/microphone terminal on the end terminal of the mobile communication system. Th... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5422930 | Method and apparatus for sharing radio frequency spectrum in a radio frequency communication system A radio frequency communication system is coupled to a telephone network (130) having automatic number identification (ANI) capabilities for communication thereover. The radio frequency communication system includes at least one relocateable base station ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5363429 | Radio telephone device capable of identifying an interrupting caller and telephone system using the same Information on the telephone number of a terminal which made an interrupting call during telephonic communication is detected, displayed on a display and stored in memory. After completion of the telephone communication, the information on the telephone n... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5339352 | Directory assistance call completion via mobile systems A user of a wireless communication service, e.g. a cellular telephone subscriber, can dial directory assistance; and upon request, the operator service system (OSS) will complete a call connection to a station identified in a retrieved directory listing. ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5274699 | Method for providing caller identification to a call recipient An originator of a communication (110) selects from among a set of candidate displayable source indicators, which displayable source indicators can include both a unit ID and alias IDs, and then attempts to initiate a communication with a recipient commun... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5251250 | Method of storing callers telephone numbers in during-absence automatic telephone answering state A method of storing a callers telephone number transmitted from a caller in a during-absence automatic telephone answering state in a memory, and a vehicle telephone system. This method comprises a step of providing in the system a first memory having sto... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5228073 | Call identification display system A call identification display system includes a reception unit; at least one remote user unit; and a communication link such as conventional interface electronics located in the reception unit and the remote units interconnected by cables or rf or laser t... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5113427 | Radio-signal-responsive vehicle device control system A radio-signal-responsive vehicle device control system including a receiver unit (9, 41, 74, 100) for receiving a radio signal generated based on a signal transmitted from a calling telephone unit and for generating a detectable signal based on the recei... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5070521 | Method and apparatus for call source identification Calls made to a communication unit from the telephone network include a code which can be appended as a predetermined prefix or suffix to the units address code, for alerting the operator that the call was made from the telephone network. Conversely, call... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5066949 | Sending different identifiers to selected receivers, to represent the same source A method for generating alphanumeric messages in a telephone-entry selective call system comprises programmable selective call source identification for selected selective call receivers and numerically coded canned alphanumeric messages.... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5063588 | Communication system providing automatic identification of calling parties The identity of a calling subscriber unit (106) is provided to a called subscriber unit(s) (106') by requiring the calling subscriber to identify itself (112) to a central station (102 and 104a-c) and request across to the communicaiton resources. The cen... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5054052 | Mobile telephone device with low power consumption A mobile telephone device comprises a separate paging signal channel in addition to the conventional transceiver channels which process voice signals. The paging signal channel has a lower power consumption level than the transceiver channels. A power sup... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4998291 | Radio telephone apparatus A radio telephone apparatus comprises detecting means for detecting a predetermined signal sequence other than a signal sequence associated with address signaling or an incoming call indicator signal and means for indicating that a call is received in res... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4994797 | Method and system for user controlled page disposition Calls entered into a paging system are processed by a controller which identifies the call source from which the call originates, and from a table of predetermined call sources the controller generates a source tag identifying the call source. The source ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4942598 | Telephone answering machine in paging systems with automatic number identification based message operations An automatic telephone answering device employing an Automatic Number Identification (ANI) decoder to selectively perform operations on a telephone call is described. The device may perform such operations as to selectively not respond, end, record or for... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941167 | Telephone system with customized central message center A telephone system employs a novel message system for calling parties. The switch controller includes selectable and programmable announcement machines, while the telephone devices include indicators which allow call transferees the ability to determine t... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4860335 | Method for notifying of a call arrival A call arrival notification method for a motor vehicle provided with a telephone system and a theft-preventing system allows the telephone system to be set to the call arrival notification mode. When a call arrives in the call arrival notification mode, t... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4796291 | Mobile radio communications system A mobile radio communications system for wide area mobile radio communications allows any two remote mobile stations to hold communications by way of a public switching network. A fixed station governing an area in which a calling mobile station is locate... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4680785 | Personal-signaling communication system A personal-call communication system wherein a personal identification number is assigned to each telephone user, and an arbitrary person is called by wireless by dialing a corresponding personal calling number. The called person sets an ID-card-type port... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4575582 | Mobile radio communications system A mobile radio communications system for wide area mobile radio communications allows any two remote mobile stations to hold communications by way of a public switching network. A fixed station governing an area in which a calling mobile station is locate... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4172969 | Real time absentee telephone and radiant wave signaling system A fully automatic communication system employing an automatic telephone answering device and a mobile radio transmitter and receiver for enabling a party calling another on the telephone to communicate to the mobile location of the other in "real time" th... | 10/30/1979 |
