Microscopes; microscopes and parts thereof; microscope objectives; lenses for microscopes; fluorescence imaging filters in the nature of optical excitation filters, optical emission filters, optical dichroic filters; microscope condensers; imaging platforms in the nature of optical and electronic imaging platforms in the field life-science, optical and electronic imaging platforms in the field of materials inspection; objective lens turret in the nature of a rotating device used to hold multiple optical lenses and allow switching between them; microscope illuminating devices; filters for microscopy; microscope sample holders; precision instruments for manipulation and positioning of microscopic objects; microscope adapters for the purpose of connecting optical components to a microscope; manipulators and micromanipulators for manual and or remote manipulations for electrophysiology and life sciences research; optogenetic and photostimulation systems for exciting biological samples using electromagnetic radiation and analyzing such samples; multiphoton and confocal imaging systems comprised of devices for delivering optical radiation to scientific samples, user configurable microscope components in the nature of epi-illumination modules, widefield viewing modules, trans-illumination modules for differential interference contrast imaging, brightfield fluorescence modules, laser scanning modules, illumination sources, scientific cameras, imaging objectives, microscopy filters, optical components, sample holders, and microscope bodies and associated optomechanical hardware and full microscope systems comprised of epi-illumination modules, widefield viewing modules, trans-illumination modules for differential interference contrast imaging, brightfield fluorescence modules, laser scanning modules, illumination sources, scientific cameras, imaging objectives, microscopy filters, optical components, sample holders, and microscope bodies and associated optomechanical hardware for use in excitation microscopy; motorized platforms for use with micro-titer plate readers; software for digital image acquisition settings for acquiring, processing and analyzing digital images for use with microscopes; optical tweezer systems comprised of lasers not for medical purposes, multi-axis positioning stage, camera, and or force measurement sensors and or fluorescence microscopy modules, for the purpose of trapping and manipulating microscopic-sized objects to be imaged; educational kits sold as a unit that include the components and instruction manuals in electronic format to carry out classic experiments in physics, optics, and photonics comprised primarily of microscope objective, camera, tube-lens, a laser source for trapping microscopic-sized objects, and optics to direct the laser radiation to the sample containing objects to be trapped, and also including training educational guides in the field of microscopic objects; interferometric-based systems comprised of computer hardware and software for imaging; optical coherence tomography systems comprised of optical scanners, light sources, scan lenses, optical sensors, and software for analyzing digital images; cytometers and research laboratory and non-research laboratory analyzers providing cell and particle analysis, detection, or counting for scientific, laboratory, and general research uses; optical tables; optical breadboards; vibration isolators for laboratory equipment that limit or eliminate vibration between the ground and the work surface; laboratory furniture; manual and motorized optomechanical positioning components, namely, optical mounts, mirror mounts, microscope slide and test target mounts; kinematic mounts used to direct light and hold samples of optical material; optomechanical components that enable positioning of optical components, light sources, or sensors, namely, optical post assemblies consisting of an optical post, post holder, and base; lens tubes for mounting optical components, namely, lenses and optical filters; optomechanical cage components that allow mounts and cage rods to be joined together to provide a cage assembly with a common optical axis; optical rails and optical rail components for building optomechanical assemblies with long, parallel beam paths in 1d, 2d, or 3d; angle brackets for mounting optical components and optical platforms; optomechanical mounts offered for scientific and or research goods, namely, electronic devices with optical elements in the nature of cameras, optical sensors, and computers; camera irises; camera apertures; optical shutters; nano-positioning systems comprised of component for use in positioning samples of optical material, namely, extension platforms, kinematic platforms, adapter plates, diodes, waveguide mounts, fiber chucks, fiber clamps, and fiber rotators; motorized platforms used to move samples of optical material and optical wave guides; electric micrometer actuators; electric motorized actuators; manual actuators specifically designed for use with optomechanical systems being scientific apparatuses; manual and motorized translation and rotation stages specifically designed for use in positioning components in optomechanical systems being scientific apparatuses; benchtop and rack-based motion controllers specifically designed for use with optomechanical devices being scientific apparatuses; non-polarizing optical components and assemblies, namely, optical lenses and microscopes; polarizing optical components and assemblies, namely, linear polarizers, wave plates, beam splitters and bandpass filters; optical lenses; optical lens blanks; optical components and assemblies that alter the phase, focus, attenuation, or birefringence of light, namely, optical lenses and microscopes; beam steering devices in the nature of mirrors used in connection with optomechanical devices being scientific apparatuses; fabry-perot interferometers; adaptive optical apparatus, namely, wavefront sensors and deformable optical mirrors that dynamically control the phase of an incident light field; free space and fiber-based optical isolators; optical fibers; nonlinear optical fibers; fiber optics; optical fiber cables; optical fiber cables and components thereof, namely, patch cables and cable connectors; fiber optic components and supplies for the purpose of creating terminated fiber patch cables, namely, fiber optic connectors, furcation tubing, ferrules in the nature of wire connectors, fiber connector caps, fiber termination tools in the nature of wire connectors and caps, and fiber inspection tools in the nature of fiber inspection scope and digital precision measuring instrument; fiber optic components that enable light to be coupled into or out of free space or fiber-based optical systems, namely, fiber collimators, fiber couplers, wave division multiplexers, fiber circulators in the nature of electronic components, fiber optic switches, and fiber mating sleeves in the nature of junction sleeves; fiber optic components that alter the properties of light, namely, direction of light propagation or polarization, namely, fiber optic retroreflectors, fiber optic partial retroreflectors, and wavelength division multiplexers; optical fiber processing equipment with operating software sold as a unit for the purpose of processing optical fiber, namely, cleaving, cleaning, recoating, strength testing, splicing, tapering, coupling, combining, and end capping; lasers for non-medical purposes; laser diodes; fiber coupled laser source device comprised of laser diodes and fiber optic cables; optical gain chips, namely, electronic chips used to intensify the output of laser source; leds; leds, namely, collimated leds; leds, namely, thermally stabilized leds; fiber coupled leds devices comprised of leds and fiber optic cables; superluminescent diodes; devices emitting electromagnetic radiation over a broad wavelength range for the purpose of illumination, namely, plasma light sources, tungsten light sources, tungsten-halogen light sources, and glow bars; lamps for microscopy; electronic liquid light guide devices comprised of liquid-filled conduits for guiding light, an adapter to interface the guide to a light source, and a light source used for transmitting light for scientific research purposes; semiconductor optical amplifiers; electro-optic modulators; optical transmitters; spatial light modulators; fiber lasers not for medical use; current controllers for laser diodes; current controllers for leds; temperature controllers for laser diodes; optoelectronics mounts for leds; optoelectronics mounts for laser diodes; laser safety equipment, namely, curtains, rigid protective screens, blackout materials in the nature of rubberized fabric, beam alignment tools in the nature of apertures, targets, and laser beam viewing cards, beam dumps in the nature of beam traps that absorb and or scatter laser radiation, beam blocks in the nature of mechanically or electronically controlled shutters, aluminum screens, and optical enclosures in the nature of mobile structural panels, all specially designed to protect against laser radiation; benchtop and rack-based devices and instrumentation used to detect and characterize the properties of light, namely, power meters, photodiodes, integrating spheres, position sensing detectors, spectrometers, optical spectrum analyzers, wavefront sensors, photomultiplier tubes, and photon counters; photomultiplier modules in the nature of electrical amplifiers used to amplify optical signals into larger electrical signals in order to measure the number of photons present; scientific cameras; digital cameras; fiber optic components and supplies for the purpose of creating terminated fiber patch cables, namely, fiber connectors and fiber termination inspection tools in the nature of optics and software for viewing an image of fiber endface quality; fiber cable terminations components in the nature of wire connectors and protective electrical wire plastic caps for protection against electricity; fiber optic components and supplies for the purpose of creating terminated fiber patch cables, namely, fiber termination inspection tools in the nature of fiber optics and software for viewing an image of fiber endface quality; fiber terminations components in the nature of fiber connectors; fiber terminations components kit for use in terminating fiber optic cables comprised of fiber optic connectors, ferrules, adhesives, and protective caps; educational kits sold as a unit comprised of optomechanical components for experiments in physics, optics, and photonics, namely, the light sources, screens, optical components, optomechanical mounts, alignment tools, and electro-optic detectors necessary to repeat well-known scientific experiments and training guides in electronic format.

Printed educational guides for well-known scientific experiments in the fields of physics, optics, and photonics which involve the use of light sources, screens, optical components, optomechanical mounts, and alignment tools.