Electrically controlled rf variable power dividing network

Claim 1

A POWER DIVIDING NETWORK WHICH COMPRISES: (A) FIRST AND SECOND INPUT TERMINALS, SAID INPUT TERMINALS PROVIDING AN INPUT PORT; (B) FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT TERMINALS, SAID OUTPUT TERMINALS PROVIDING A FIRST OUTPUT PORT; (C) THIRD AND FOURTH OUTPUT TERMINALS, SAID OUTPUT TERMINALS PROVIDING A SECOND OUTPUT PORT; (D) A FIRST DIODE COUPLED BETWEEN SAID FIRST INPUT TERMINAL AND SAID FIRST OUTPUT TERMINAL, SAID DIODE BEING POLED WHEN FORWARD BIASED TO CONDUCT CURRENT TO SAID FIRST OUTPUT TERMINAL; (E) A SECOND DIODE COUPLED BETWEEN SAID FIRST INPUT TERMINAL AND SAID THIRD OUTPUT TERMINAL AND POLED WHEN FORWARD BIASED TO CONDUCT CURRENT TO SAID FIRST INPUT TERMINAL; (F) D.C. BLOCKING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID DIODES AND ADJACENT INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS; (G) BIASING MEANS COUPLED ACROSS THE COMBINATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIODES FOR APPLYING A CONSTANT POTENTIAL THEREACROSS; AND (H) CONTROL VOLTAGE MEANS COUPLED TO THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIODES FOR VARYING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIAS POTENTIAL ACROSS SAID DIODES WHEREBY THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER AT SAID FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT PORTS IS VARIED ACCORDINGLY.