[kens]

IANAL but US patent law does not have a personal use exception. 35 USC § 271 covers "makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells" (with some exceptions).

http://www.bpmlegal.com/patqa.html#1 http://www.iusmentis.com/patents/crashcourse/rights/ http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/271