August 15,2000

JIM EMMONS CDT,FNBC

Graduated Elkhart University December 1962- first in class & highest grade point average ever attained at the school

Worked in private practice Dr. A.R. Weprin Dayton Ohio . Made first technical contribution there with the development of casting stainless steel palettes into the aluminum clutches for the Stuart articulator pantograph. (Before that they were made of brass &  would develop a gothic arch track/ groove in the brass palette. - That  would then guide the patient & give a false pantograph tracing). I went on to establish J.D. Emmons Ceramic Studio ,Inc. In 1966 in Dayton, Ohio. over the next 14 years I bought two smaller labs (to get the help ) & then a larger lab which brought us to 32 people. During this time I also continued my education at Ohio State University & then University of Dayton research Institute where I completed a 10.000 unit study on ceramic bonded to metal substrates-1974 / 1980. I worked with Dr. Jack Halstead & Dr. Frank Bustillo in Dayton pioneering the first ceramic coated implant frames in 1978. During this time I found a way to fire high strength / high density porcelain in 1 1/2  minutes using a RF drying oven. Pretty amazing really, the whole cycle took only 4 1/2 minutes start to finish.

Around 1978/ 1980 I started making a surgical grade alloy that is non corrosive in the body - It is still in use today.  Then I developed a no fire opaque hardener, A build up liquid , which I improved upon in the early 1990’s. Developed an air brush opaque system - liquids & all items that go with it. Then a .Wet Palette humidor system (after I developed the clay formula that wouldn’t contaminate the porcelain. I patented the Emmons attachment in 1984 & the "in the oven" at 1700 casting investment with Prevest in 1984 the indexing model trimmer wheel in 1985, The Life Essence Porcelain system patented in 1993.

Laminate repair paste investment in 1995, I receive the Harry Hageman Inventors Award in 1990 & was awarded my NBC Fellowship for my study (4500+ actual hours) “Managing Prismatic Color in Light (in teeth) June 1996  Developed the prismatic stain palette in 1995  added the companion Dr. chair side (air drying) stain palette in 1999. Both palettes use identical pigments.  Am currently working on a new porcelain system “Spectrafire MIcro E” with Won Chul Lee / Soul Korea. the system is formulated on prismatic color management & illumination.

contact Jim at  Spectrafire@Juno.com