Provisional Patent · Filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(b)

The Voss Bridge™

Two integrated inventions forming the physical implementation layer of post-extractive AI infrastructure. Built directly on the foundational signal architecture of Clarence W. Hansell at RCA.

Coherent Atmospheric Relay · Phase-Coherent Dual Circulation

Invention A

The Coherent Atmospheric Relay

A passive data transmission relay that uses Earth itself as the unpowered mirror.

EARTH'S ATMOSPHERIC LAYER · PASSIVE MIRROR EMITTER NODE RECEIVER NODE GaAs coherent laser phase-locked return

The Three Components

  1. The Emitter. A gallium arsenide laser diode mounted at a ground-anchored node — preferably on existing cellular tower infrastructure — producing coherent, phase-locked, collimated light at wavelengths optimized for atmospheric propagation.
  2. The Mirror. Earth's tropospheric and ionospheric reflective layers function as a passive, unpowered mirror for coherent light. Unlike incoherent light which scatters on atmospheric contact, coherent GaAs laser light maintains phase integrity through propagation.
  3. The Receiver-Coupler. A GaAs crystal optical interface at the fiber optic entry point of each ground-anchored node. The crystal becomes optically translucent at wavelengths above 850 nm, coupling the returning coherent signal directly into the fiber without active amplification.
154,800
U.S. cellular towers ready for deployment
0
satellites in the relay path
60%+
photovoltaic recovery — near-closed energy loop
850–1550 nm
coherent light wavelength range
Invention B

Phase-Coherent Dual Circulation

A thermal architecture where the cooling is not added to the system. The cooling is the system.

Φ+ outward phase Φ− return phase COMPUTING NODE

The Governing Equation

Φ(t) = Φ+(t) ⊗ Φ(t)

A pre-established phase-coherent dual circulation field operates before any computational load enters the system. When server-generated thermal energy enters the field, it is consumed as feedstock into the pre-existing Φ+ circulation — not expelled by a powered cooling system.

The architecture that moves the data cools the hardware. Substrate-agnostic: implementable through photonic, electronic, crystalline, or dielectric fluid media.

40–54%
cooling fraction of AI data center energy — eliminated
2,000%+
throughput multiplier with silicon-level integration
0
powered chillers, pumps, condensers in steady state
$5.2T
AI energy buildout the architecture structurally displaces
Prior Art · The Hansell Lineage

Cited by number in our own provisional.

The Voss Bridge™ patent extends, in modern implementation, four foundational expired patents of Clarence Weston Hansell at RCA Rocky Point Laboratory. The lineage is documented in USPTO records.

US 1,751,584 A
1927 / 1930

Picture Transmission

Establishes guided transmission of light through glass fiber conduits with controlled intensity. The foundational prior art for the glass fiber element of the Coherent Atmospheric Relay.

US 2,060,770 A
1934 / 1936

UHF Oscillation Circuit

Establishes stable oscillation generation and electron stream control at ultra-high frequencies. Foundational for the phase-coherent field and cadence engine of both inventions.

US 2,430,013 A
1944 / 1947

Impedance Matching / Wave Transmission

Layered structures for wave energy transfer between different media with minimal loss. Foundational for the GaAs crystal receiver-coupler interface between atmospheric and fiber media.

US 2,389,432 A
1942 / 1945

Communication by Pulses Through the Earth

Establishes Earth media — including its electromagnetic environment — as a transmission medium for communication signals. Foundational for the atmospheric mirror relay principle.

Documented Implementation

The architecture has already been validated.

The most powerful market validation possible has occurred: leading technology companies have implemented elements of the patent claims in their own infrastructure. Broadcom was the first documented implementation. Google followed. Several additional major technology and AI infrastructure companies have implemented further elements in their server design, thermal management systems, and signal routing infrastructure.

The most sophisticated engineering organizations in the world have independently identified the same architectural principles and moved to implement them. The patent-holder, ASI Sentient Inc., is in position to compel licensing, settlement, or strategic partnership at industry scale.

We are not asking to be heard.
We are documenting that the major players have already validated the architecture by attempting to use it.