CTNF 19/430,638 CTNF 94804 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia 1. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Information Disclosure Statement 2. The information disclosure statement (IDS) filled on 12/23/2025 is being considered in the examination of this application. Specification 06-11 AIA 3. The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. 06-31 AIA 4. The lengthy specification has not been checked to the extent necessary to determine the presence of all possible minor errors. Applicant’s cooperation is requested in correcting any errors of which applicant may become aware in the specification. Claim Objections 07-29-01 AIA 5. Claim s 11 and 16 objected to because of the following informalities: a. Claim 11, line 8: the term “aircraft passenger cabin” should be rewritten as --aircraft passenger cabin of the aircraft-- such that there is sufficient antecedent basis for the limitation in the claim. Similarly for claim 16 . Appropriate correction is required. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-02 AIA 6. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention. 07-34-01 7. Claims 12, 15, 17 and 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. 07-34-03 AIA 8. The term “ about 32 o F to about 45 o F ” in claim 12 is a relative term which renders the claim indefinite. The term “ about 32 o F to about 45 o F ” is not defined by the claim, the specification does not provide a standard for ascertaining the requisite degree, and one of ordinary skill in the art would not be reasonably apprised of the scope of the invention. It is unclear as to the exact temperature range that is encompassed by a temperature ranging from about 32 degrees to about 45 degrees. Similarly, claim 17 is unclear for the same reasons . 9. Claim 15 recites the limitation “An aircraft galley cart compartment cooled according to the method of Claim 11” which renders the claim indefinite because a single claim which claims both an apparatus and the method steps of using the apparatus is indefinite under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph. See In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation, 639 F.3d 1303, 1318, 97 USPQ2d 1737, 1748-49 (Fed. Cir. 2011) and Ex parte Lyell, 17 USPQ2d 1548 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1990); see also MPEP 2173.05(p)(II). Accordingly, claim 15 is indefinite because it recites both an apparatus and a method using the apparatus in the same claim. Furthermore, claim 11 is directed to a method of cooling an aircraft galley cart and does not require cooling of an aircraft galley compartment. Similarly claim 20 is unclear for the same reasons . Allowable Subject Matter Claims 1-11, 13-14, 16 and 18-19 are allowed (see claim objections). 13-03-01 AIA The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the prior art of record fails to disclosed the combined limitations of claims 1, 6, 11 and 16, respectively. In particular, said at least one heat exchanger further positioned upstream of the air chiller, said at least one heat exchanger configured to direct a cooled airflow from the heat exchanger into the air chiller condenser in the air chiller as recited in claims 1 and 6 as well as the positioning said at least one heat exchanger upstream of the air chiller; augmenting the cooling of the chilled air in the chilled air circuit by directing cooled air from the heat exchanger toward the air chiller condenser in the air chiller as recited in claims 11 and 16 . 07-43-02 AIA Claim s 12 and 17 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. Prior Art 07-96 The prior art made of record not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant’s disclosure: Rigney et al. (US 7231778 B2) and Reed et al. (US 8720217 B2) individually disclose a system for cooling an aircraft galley cart compartment, the system comprising: a cool potable water flow, said cool potable water flow configured to at least initiate from an aircraft potable water supply; a potable water circuit comprising the cool water flow, said potable water circuit in communication with the aircraft potable water supply; a chilled air circuit comprising chilled air; an air chiller in communication with the chilled air circuit, said air chiller comprising an air chiller condenser and an air chiller evaporator; an aircraft galley cart compartment in communication with the potable water circuit, said aircraft galley cart compartment further in communication with chilled air in the chilled air circuit; at least one heat exchanger in communication with the potable water circuit, said at least one heat exchanger further in communication with the chilled air circuit. Godecker et al. (US 2015/0007600 A1) discloses a system for cooling an aircraft galley compartment comprising a water circuit, a chilled air circuit, an air chiller comprising a condenser and an air chiller evaporator, an aircraft galley cart compartment and at least one heat exchanger. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this or any earlier communication from the examiner should be directed to Examiner Arfan Sinaki, whose telephone number is 571-272-7185. The examiner can normally be reached Monday-Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm EST. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's supervisor, Joshua J. Michener can be reached at 571-272-1467. 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