Brains Behind All of SMaL (Keith Fife's Work)
The la-*test*-('") patent 6,903,670 was just granted on June 07, 2005 and filed on June 29, 2003. At that rate compression/decompression patent may not be granted until July 2006 - however rate of processing is speeding up. Thesis A Stereo Vision System With Automatic Brightness Adaptation Granted Patents: Precise MOS imager transfer function control for expanded dynamic range imaging CMOS pixel design for minimization of defect-induced leakage current Circuit and method for cancellation of column pattern noise in CMOS imagers Patent Applications: In-stream lossless compression of digital image sensor data Adaptive sensitivity control, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, for a digital imager Precise CMOS imager transfer function control for expanded dynamic range imaging using variable-height multiple reset pulses CMOS active pixel with hard and soft reset CMOS active pixel with hard and soft reset(different number) Compact digital camera system CMOS pixel design for minimization of defect-induced leakage current

I'd appreciate it if someone can provide new links to those that are broken in the first post. I'll update first post with any updates added on below.

Re: Brains Behind All of SMaL (Keith Fife's Work)
The la-*test*-('") patent 6,903,670 was just granted on June 07, 2005 and filed on June 29, 2003. At that rate compression/decompression patent may not be granted until July 2006 - however rate of processing is speeding up. Thesis A Stereo Vision System With Automatic Brightness Adaptation Granted Patents: Precise MOS imager transfer function control for expanded dynamic range imaging CMOS pixel design for minimization of defect-induced leakage current Circuit and method for cancellation of column pattern noise in CMOS imagers Patent Applications: In-stream lossless compression of digital image sensor data Adaptive sensitivity control, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, for a digital imager Precise CMOS imager transfer function control for expanded dynamic range imaging using variable-height multiple reset pulses CMOS active pixel with hard and soft reset CMOS active pixel with hard and soft reset(different number) Compact digital camera system CMOS pixel design for minimization of defect-induced leakage current