US Patent 4,853,696

Number:	4,853,696
Title:	Code converter for data compression/decompression
Filed:	13-Apr-1987
Granted:	01-Aug-1989
Inventor:	Amar Mukherjee, Maitland FL
Assignee:	University of Central Florida, Orlando FL

Comment by FAQ:Another hardware Huffman encoder: A code converter has a network of logic circuits connected in reverse binary tree fashion with logic paths between leaf nodes and a common root node.