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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.                                        
                                                       Paper No. 18                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                             Ex parte BRIAN JOHN CRAGUN                               
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                                Appeal No. 2001-2381                                  
                               Application 09/025,155                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent             
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134            
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 28-48, which constitute             
          all the claims remaining in the application.                                
          The disclosed invention pertains to a method and                            
          apparatus for automatically swapping application tasks running              



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