I also have wanted to get a copy of a patent so I have been looking on the
Internet and found a web page for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
In their site you can download the forms to request a copy of a patent.
The cost is $3.00 by mail and on up if you would like it faster.  The
address is http://www.uspto.gov .

They also give a phone number for additional information: (703) 305-4350 .
I have not tried doing this yet but I hope to soon.  If anyone has used
this method before can you let us know how it works?

Brett Mohr (mmohr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu)¶
Iowa City, Iowa