Minimess

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Minimess is the oldest German brand for a measuring coupling . The brand name has meanwhile become a generic name . Both in Germany and internationally, measuring couplings are colloquially referred to as Minimess, even if the measuring coupling is not of the Minimess brand.

Word / figurative mark Minimess
Minimess test coupling

History of the brand

With the invention of the measuring coupling by Ulrich Baumgarten in 1964, the Minimess brand was also launched. Although the name Minimess quickly developed into a generic name, Hydrotechnik GmbH only secured the rights to the word / figurative mark in 1984 with the patenting of the new sealing technology.

Individual evidence

  1. Paul Panzer, Gerhard Beitler: Arbeitsbuch der Ölhydraulik, Volume 7 of the book series oil hydraulics and pneumatics. Volume 7 of Oelhydraulik und Pneumatik / book series Verlag Krausskopf, 1969, p. 424 ( books.google.de ).
  2. ^ American Society of Lubrication Engineers, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers: Lubrication engineering. Volume 56, Verlag Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 2000, pp. 43-44 ( books.google.de ).
  3. ^ Swiss Association for Welding Technology : Technica. Volume 25, Verlag Birkhäuser, 1976, p. 144 ( books.google.de ).
  4. ^ Werner Götz, Robert Bosch GmbH: Hydraulics: theory and applications. Verlag Robert Bosch GmbH, 1998 ( books.google.de ).
  5. ^ Association of German Ironworkers, Association of German Iron and Steel Industrialists, Northwestern Group: Steel and Iron: Journal for the German Ironworks. Volume 107, 1987, p. 183 ( books.google.de ).
  6. ^ VDI Society for Construction and Development: Construction, Volume 40 , Springer-Verlag, 1988, p. 416 ( books.google.de ).
  7. Steel Structures Painting Council: Journal of protective coatings & linings. Volume 11, Technology Pub. Co., 1994, p. 194 ( books.google.de ).
  8. Dieter Will, Norbert Gebhardt (Ed.): Hydraulics, Basics, Components, Circuits Year of publication 1999, 5th revised and expanded edition from 2011, p. 350.
  9. DPMA trademark register: Patent DE 3341860.8-52, file number P3341860.8-52 from September 19, 1985.
  10. DPMA trademark register : Register information RN1178462: word / figurative mark registered on January 25, 1984.
  11. DPMA trademark register : Register information RN1178463: word / figurative mark registered on June 26, 1991.
  12. DPMA trademark register : Register information RN30209958: Word mark registered on May 3, 2002.
  13. DPMA trademark register : Register information RN002808855: Word mark registered on December 5, 2003.