inspire to innovate
Publishing
Engineering & Design
  • P. Kurowski "More errors that mar FEA results" , Machine Design March 21, 2002
  • P. Kurowski, V. Zila "Using consultants for new product development: an emerging trend" , CAD Systems, November 2001
  • Y. Apanovitch, P. Kurowski "What Works Best for Design Engineers?" , Design Engineering, June 2000
  • V. Zila "Managing Skeletons in Top Down Design Approach" ,Pro/USER Group Meeting, March 7, 2000
  • P. Kurowski "Simulation Driven Design Process, a Case of Paradigm Shift" , Time Compression Technologies, Conference 99, Nottingham, UK
  • P. Kurowski "Don't Change the Model Till the Simulation Finishes" , Machine Design, Aug. 19, 1999
  • P. Kurowski "ACOM Consulting feature" , CAD Systems April 1999
  • P. Kurowski "Test Your Foundations in Finite Elements" , Machine Design, March 11, 1999
  • V. Zila "Variable Section Sweeps" , Pro/E The Magazine, Jan./Feb. 1999
  • V. Zila "Designing with Skeletons" , Pro/E The Magazine, Nov. 1998
  • V. Zila "A Handful of Sketcher Tricks" , Pro/E The Magazine, July/August 1998
  • P. Kurowski "Good Solid Modeling, Bad FEA" , Machine Design Nov. 27, 1996
Process / Analysis
  • V. Apanovitch, P. Kurowski "Discretization Error Control in Precise Solids Method" , BENCHmark, April 2001
  • P. Kurowski, V Apanovitch "The Precise Solids Method Implemented in the Design Process" , NAFEMS World Congress 2001, 24th-28th April, 2001, Lake Como Italy
  • P. Kurowski "Analysis Tools for Design Engineers" , SAE 2001 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, March 5-8, 2001
  • P. Kurowski "Integrating Design with Analysis" , Design Engineering October 2000
  • P. Kurowski "The Evolution of the Design Process; The Precise Solids Method" , Time Compression Technologies Conference, Cardiff, UK., October 2000
  • P. Kurowski "Say good-bye to defeaturing and meshing" , Machine Design August 17, 2000
  • P. Kurowski "Finite Element Analysis at George Brown College" , CAD Systems, May 2000, Vol. 18, No. 4
  • P. Kurowski "Product Simulation in the E-engineering World" , SAE News Bulletin from the South Western Ontario Section, April 2000
  • P. Kurowski "An expert predicts the future of Finite Element Analysis" , Design Engineering, April 2000
  • P. Kurowski "Learning to use FEA as a Design Tool" , CAD Systems, September 1999, Vol. 17, No. 6
  • V. Zila "Pro/ENGINEER Design Automation" , Pro/E The Magazine, May 1999
  • V. Zila "Skeletons Uncovered" , Pro/E The Magazine, May 1998
  • P. Kurowski "Test Your Foundations in Finite Elements" , Machine Design, Feb. 5, 1998
  • P. Kurowski "How to find Errors in the Finite Element Models" , Machine Design, Sep.25, 1997
  • P. Kurowski "CAD - FEA Interfacing" , CAD Systems, April 15, 1996
  • P. Kurowski "When Good Engineers Deliver Bad FEA" , Machine Design Nov. 9, 1995
  • P. Kurowski "Problems with CAD - FEA Interface" , BENCHmark, Apr. 1995
  • P. Kurowski "Avoiding Pitfalls in FEA" , Machine Design, Nov. 7, 1994
Patents
Engineering
  • Martin Bergmann, Gernot Bohmann, Harald Grundl, Steve Keilhauer, Vlad Zila "Tilt and swivel chair and mechanism therefor" , CA 2488519 A1 May 25, 2006
  • Martin Bergmann, Gernot Bohmann, Harald Grundl, Steve Keilhauer, Vlad Zila "Tilt and swivel chair and mechanism therefor" , US 7547067 B2 Jun 16, 2009
  • Martin Bergmann, Gernot Bohmann, Harald Grundl, Steve Keilhauer, Vlad Zila "Tilt and swivel chair and mechanism therefor" , EP1827173 A1 Sep 5, 2007
  • Kyle Hanson, Mark Dix, Vlad Zila, Daniel J. Woodruff "Semiconductor processing apparatus having lift and tilt mechanism" , US 7002698 B2 May 25, 2006
  • Kyle Hanson, Mark Dix, Vlad Zila, Daniel J. Woodruff "Semiconductor processing apparatus having lift and tilt mechanism" , US 20020009357 A1 Jan 24, 2002
  • Kyle Hanson, Mark Dix, Vlad Zila, Daniel J. Woodruff "Semiconductor processing apparatus having lift and tilt mechanism" , US 20040226510 A1 Nov 18, 2004
  • Kyle Hanson, Mark Dix, Vlad Zila, Daniel J. Woodruff "Semiconductor processing apparatus having lift and tilt mechanism" , US6091498 A Jul 18, 2000
  • Kyle Hanson, Mark Dix, Vlad Zila, Daniel J. Woodruff "Semiconductor processing apparatus having lift and tilt mechanism" , US 6654122 B1 Nov 25, 2003
  • Mark Dix, Kyle Hanson, Daniel J Woodruff, Vlad Zila "Semiconductor processing apparatus having wafer re-orientation mechanism" , WO 1999016689 A1 Apr 8, 1999
  • Mark Dix, Kyle Hanson, Daniel J Woodruff, Vlad Zila "Semiconductor processing apparatus having wafer re-orientation mechanism" , EP 1034123 A1 Sep 13, 2000
  • Robert W. Berner, Daniel J. Woodruff, Vladimir Zila "Processing head for semiconductor processing machines" , US 5731678 A Mar 24, 1998
  • Daniel J. Woodruff, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, LinLin Chen, John M. Pedersen, Vladimir Zila "Apparatus for processing the surface of a microelectronic workpiece" , US6303010 B1 Oct 16, 2001
  • Daniel J. Woodruff, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, LinLin Chen, John M. Pedersen, Vladimir Zila "Methods and apparatus for processing the surface of a microelectronic workpiece" , US 6309524 B1 Oct 30, 2001
  • Daniel J. Woodruff, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, LinLin Chen, John M. Pedersen, Vladimir Zila "Methods and apparatus for processing the surface of a microelectronic workpiece" , US 6869510 B2 Mar 22, 2005
  • Daniel J. Woodruff, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, LinLin Chen, John M. Pedersen, Vladimir Zila "Methods and apparatus for processing the surface of a microelectronic workpiece" , US 6309520 B1 Oct 30, 2001
  • Daniel J. Woodruff, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, LinLin Chen, John M. Pedersen, Vladimir Zila "Methods and apparatus for processing the surface of a microelectronic workpiece" , US 6645356 B1 Nov 11, 2003
  • Robert W Berner, Daniel J Woodruff, Wayne J Schmidt, Kevin W Coyle, Vladimir Zila, Worm Lund "Modular semiconductor workpiece processing tool" , WO 1998002911 A1 Jan 22, 1998
  • Robert W Berner, Daniel J Woodruff, Wayne J Schmidt, Kevin W Coyle, Vladimir Zila, Worm Lund "Modular semiconductor workpiece processing tool" , EP 0912994 A1 May 6, 1999
  • Robert W Berner, Daniel J Woodruff, Wayne J Schmidt, Kevin W Coyle, Vladimir Zila, Worm Lund "Modular semiconductor workpiece processing tool" , US 7074246 B2 Jul 11, 2006
  • Robert W Berner, Daniel J Woodruff, Wayne J Schmidt, Kevin W Coyle, Vladimir Zila, Worm Lund "Modular semiconductor workpiece processing tool" , US 20050193537 A1 Sep 8, 2005
  • Robert W Berner, Daniel J Woodruff, Wayne J Schmidt, Kevin W Coyle, Vladimir Zila, Worm Lund "Modular semiconductor workpiece processing tool" , US 6440178 B2 Aug 27, 2002
  • Robert W Berner, Daniel J Woodruff, Wayne J Schmidt, Kevin W Coyle, Vladimir Zila, Worm Lund "Modular semiconductor workpiece processing tool" , US 6203582 B1 Mar 20, 2001
  • Linlin Chen, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, John M. Pedersen, Daniel J. Woodruff, Vladimir Zila "Method and apparatus for copper plating using electroless plating and electroplating" , EP 1099012 A1 May 16, 2001
  • Linlin Chen, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, John M. Pedersen, Daniel J. Woodruff, Vladimir Zila "Method and apparatus for copper plating using electroless plating and electroplating" , WO 2000003072 A1 Jan 20, 2000
  • Linlin Chen, Kyle M. Hanson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, John M. Pedersen, Daniel J. Woodruff, Vladimir Zila "Method and apparatus for copper plating using electroless plating and electroplating" , US 20050189213 A1 Sep 1, 2005
Software
  • Vladimir Zila, Zuzana Zila, Christopher Adam Sinclair, Jason Joseph Manuel "Parametric product configuration system" , US 20110213480 A1 Sep 1, 2011
  • Vladimir Zila, Zuzana Zila, Christopher Adam Sinclair, Jason Joseph Manuel "Parametric product configuration system" , CA 2695054 A1 Sep 1, 2011
Design
  • Mchugh Paul R, Weaver Robert A, Wilson Gregory J, Zila Vladimir "Method and apparatus for processing a microelectronic workpiece at an elevated temperature" , WO2001059815 A3 Feb 21, 2002
  • Mchugh Paul R, Weaver Robert A, Wilson Gregory J, Zila Vladimir "Method and apparatus for processing a microelectronic workpiece at an elevated temperature" , EP 1254477 A2 Nov 6, 2002
  • Donald P. Gravel, Douglas L. Hancey, Vladimir Zila "Cover panel attachment system for partitions" , US 6805185 B2 Oct 19, 2004