Hybrid network employing high permeability ferrite tubes for isolation of selected transmission lines

Claim 1

A HYBRID CONNECTOR COMPRISING A FOUR-SIDED NETWORK HAVING FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH PORTS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTS AND SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PORTS RESPECTIVELY BEING ARRANGED IN DIAGONALLY OPPOSED PAIRS, EACH PORT HAVING FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS, AND FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH TRANSMISSION LINES CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID PORTS SEQUENTIALLY, SAID TRANSMISSION LINES COMPRISING THE SIDES OF SAID NETWORK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSMISSION LINES CONNECTED AT ONE END RESPECTIVELY TO SAID FIRST PORT AND EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY TOWARD SAID FOURTH AND THIRD PORTS, MEANS ACTIVE ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSMISSION LINES FOR PERMITTING THEM TO FLOAT RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE POTENTIAL, SAID THIRD AND FOURTH TRANSMISSION LINES BEING CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID SECOND PORT AND EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY TOWARD SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PORTS, SAID FIRST AND FOURTH TRANSMISSION LINES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME ELECTRICAL LENGTH AND SAID SECOND AND THIRD TRANSMISSION LINES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME ELECTRICAL LENGTH, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSMISSION LINES BEING CONNECTED TO SAID THIRD AND FOURTH TRANSMISSION LINES RESPECTIVELY IN PHASE REVERSING RELATIONSHIP.