IP Library Granted Patent US 12,609,583
Granted Patent B2
US 12,609,583 · App. 18/224,949 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Gravitational wave communication methods, systems, and apparatus

Inventors: Phillip Scott Lentz (Port Aransas, TX); Jonathan Crombe (Spring, TX); Kevin Stephens, Jr. (Houston, TX); Evan Laske (League City, TX)
Assignee: Unspace, LLC
H02K7/1823G01V7/00H01P7/04H04B13/00
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Patent No.
US 12,609,583
App. No.
18/224,949
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and apparatus for wireless gravitational wave communication. In one or more embodiments, a method of wireless gravitational wave communication includes generating one or more gravitational wave signals at a first site. The generating of the one or more gravitational wave signals includes rotating and/or angularly accelerating one or more rotatable masses at a plurality of states. The method includes transmitting the one or more gravitational wave signals to a receiver in a wireless manner, and receiving the one or more gravitational wave signals at a second site using the receiver. The method includes determining (such as by decoding) information from the one or more gravitational wave signals.

Claims (57)

1 . A method of wireless gravitational wave communication, comprising:

generating one or more gravitational wave signals at a first site, the generating of the one or more gravitational wave signals comprising:

rotating one or more rotatable masses about an axis and at a plurality of states, and

altering an orientation of the one or more rotatable masses, the altering comprising moving the axis;

transmitting the one or more gravitational wave signals to a receiver in a wireless manner;

receiving the one or more gravitational wave signals at a second site using the receiver; and

determining information from the one or more gravitational wave signals.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the rotating of the one or more rotatable masses comprises angularly accelerating the one or more rotatable masses from a baseline angular velocity, and the one or more gravitational wave signals comprise a plurality of gravitational wave signals that are at least semi-coherent with each other.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of states is a stationary state for the one or more rotatable masses, and at least one of the plurality of states is a spinning state.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of states include a plurality of spinning states having variable rotation speeds for the one or more rotatable masses.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the generating of the one or more gravitational wave signals further comprises modulating the variable rotation speeds.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the moving of the axis includes adjusting an angle of the axis, and the altering of the orientation of the one or more rotatable masses amplifies the one or more gravitational wave signals to create an effective constructive wave interference pattern.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more rotatable masses are varied across one or more of the variable rotation speeds or a plurality of orientations to generate the one or more gravitational waves in the form of a soliton wave, and the one or more rotatable masses include a varying mass distribution.

8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the generating of the one or more gravitational wave signals further comprises amplifying the one or more gravitational waves by rotating one or more second rotatable masses about a guide axis that is oriented tangentially to a generation axis about which the one or more rotatable masses are oriented, and the one or more gravitational wave signals are amplified into one or more beams that are least semi-coherent.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the one or more gravitational wave signals further comprises encoding the information into the one or more gravitational wave signals, and the determining of the information comprises decoding the one or more gravitational wave signals.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the one or more gravitational wave signals further comprises modulating one or more of an amplitude or a frequency of the one or more gravitational wave signals.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more gravitational wave signals are transmitted through earth and to the receiver, and the one or more rotatable masses comprise:

a disk formed of a first metal; and

a plurality of cylinders embedded in the disk, the plurality of cylinders formed of a second metal that is different than the first metal.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the information comprises identifying one or more settled baselines of the one or more gravitational wave signals.

13 . A wireless gravitational wave communication system, comprising:

a transmitter configured to generate and send one or more gravitational wave signals, the transmitter comprising:

one or more rotatable masses,

one or more motors configured to drive rotate the one or more rotatable masses about an axis, and

one or more motor controllers in communication with the one or more motors and configured to alter an orientation of the one or more rotatable masses,

the altering comprising moving the axis; and

a receiver in wireless communication with the transmitter, the receiver comprising:

a wave sensor configured to recognize the one or more gravitational wave signals.

14 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising one or more controllers comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a plurality of operations to be conducted, wherein:

the plurality of operations comprise generating the one or more gravitational wave signals across a plurality of coherence levels; and

the receiver is part of a base transceiver, and the base transceiver is in wireless communication with the transmitter and a wireless electromagnetic (EM) communication system in a bridge configuration.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the transmitter further comprises a global positioning system (GPS) module configured to communicate with a GPS satellite.

16 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising a predictive targeting system (PTS), the PTS comprising:

a transmitter PTS module configured to generate and receive one or more radiofrequency electromagnetic field (EMF) waves, and

a receiver PTS module in wireless communication with the transmitter PTS module.

17 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising one or more motor controllers in communication with the one or more motors, the one or more motor controllers configured to modulate one or more of a frequency or an amplitude of a rotation speed of the one or more rotatable masses.

18 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the transmitter further comprises one or more internal sensors configured to measure the orientation of the one or more rotatable masses.

19 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising one or more sensor controllers in communication with the wave sensor, the one or more sensor controllers configured to alter an orientation of the wave sensor, and the receiver further comprises one or more internal sensors configured to measure the orientation of the wave sensor.

20 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the transmitter further comprises one or more internal sensors configured to measure one or more of: a coherence level of the outgoing one or more gravitational wave signals, a rotation speed of the one or more rotatable masses, or a vibration of the transmitter.

21 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the wave sensor comprises one or more of: a chip-scale atomic clock (CSAC), a fiber optic cable comprising one or more coils, a mechanical detector, a gravitational detector, a photoamplifier detector, a noisy detector, or an electromagnetic field detector.

22 . A method of gravitational wave measurement, comprising:

receiving a plurality of gravitational wave signals at a receiver, wherein the plurality of gravitational wave signals are generated by:

rotating one or more rotatable masses about an axis, and

altering an orientation of the one or more rotatable masses, the altering comprising moving the axis;

guiding the plurality of gravitational wave signals through a detector;

determining a plurality of signal conditions of the plurality of gravitational wave signals propagating through the detector, the plurality of signal conditions including one or more of a plurality of frequencies or a plurality of amplitudes; and

extracting information from the plurality of signal conditions.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the plurality of gravitational wave signals are guided in relation to electrical energy that comprises one or more of: light, a flow of electrons, or electromagnetic waves.

24 . The method of claim 22 , further comprising determining if the plurality of gravitational wave signals are at least semi-coherent with each other, wherein the detector comprises one or more microwave cavities and the plurality of frequencies are electromagnetic (EM) frequencies.

25 . A method of wireless gravitational wave communication, comprising:

generating one or more gravitational wave signals at a first site;

amplifying the one or more gravitational wave signals by rotating one or more first rotatable masses about a guide axis;

altering an orientation of the one or more first rotatable masses, the altering comprising moving the guide axis;

transmitting the one or more amplified gravitational wave signals to a receiver in a wireless manner;

receiving the one or more amplified gravitational wave signals at a second site using the receiver; and

determining information from the one or more amplified gravitational wave signals.

26 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the one or more gravitational wave signals are generated by rotating one or more second rotatable masses about a generation axis that is oriented tangentially to the guide axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2023
From: LENTZ, PHILLIP SCOTT; CROMBE, JONATHAN; STEPHENS, KEVIN, JR.; LASKE, EVAN
To: UNSPACE, LLC
Reel/Frame 064909/0463 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63406978 · Sep 15, 2022
Related Publication 20240097798A1 · Mar 21, 2024
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