Can I apply for a patent personally?

My friend wants to find a US patent application but he concerns the application fee very much. Someone told me that the application fee is much cheaper for a person than for a company. Is that true? Please advise. Thanks

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• The fees are 50% off for small entity. A company could be a -Rubikscube- ♀ (317 bytes) () 01/08/2009 postreply 08:53:35

• 回复：The fees are 50% off for small entity. A company could be a -hhlldd- ♂ (34 bytes) () 01/08/2009 postreply 09:19:30