Low loss hybrid connector utilizing high permeability magnetic core material

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION, A HYBRID CONNECTOR COMPRISING FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH PORTS EACH HAVING FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS, FIRST AND SECOND TRANSMISSION LINES CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID FIRST PORT AND SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PORTS RESPECTIVELY AND EACH COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND WIRES, SAID FIRST WIRES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES BEING CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS OF SAID FIRST PORT RESPECTIVELY AND AT THEIR OTHER ENDS TO SAID SECOND TERMINALS OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PORTS RESPECTIVELY, SAID SECOND WIRES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES BEING CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID SECOND AND FIRST TERMINALS OF SAID FIRST PORT RESPECTIVELY AND AT THEIR OTHER ENDS TO SAID SECOND TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND PORT, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID FIRST TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND PORT AND SAID FIRST TERMINALS OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PORTS RESPECTIVELY, A BALANCING TRANSFORMER HAVING AN INPUT AND AN OUTPUT, AND MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING SAID BALANCING TRANSFORMER OUTPUT TO SAID FIRST PORT, SAID BALANCING TRANSFORMER INPUT BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO EXTERNAL CIRCUITRY, SAID BALANCING TRANSFORMER COMPRISING A TRANSMISSION LINE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND WIRES, MEANS ACTIVE ON SAID LINE FOR PERMITTING IT TO FLOAT RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE POTENTIAL, AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN ONE OF THE WIRES OF SAID LINE AND SAID REFERENCE POTENTIAL, AND A HIGH PERMEABILITY MAGNETIC CORE SURROUNDING SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTION.