Rotary internal combustion engine and method of operation thereof

Claim 1

A METHOD OF OPERATING A ROTARY ENGINE HAVING A WORKING CYCLE WITH SIX PHASES AND AT LEAST THREE VARIABLE VOLUME WORKING CHAMBERS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF SUPPLYING A CHARGE OF A FIRST COMBUSTION MEDIUM INTO ONE OF SAID CHAMBERS DURING THE FIRST PHASE THEREOF; COMPRESSING THE CHARGE IN SAID ONE CHAMBER DURING THE SECOND PHASE THEREOF AND TRANSFERRING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE COMPRESSED CHARGE UNDER ITS OWN PRESSURE FROM SAID ONE CHAMBER TO A SECOND OF SAID CHAMBERS DURING THE SECOND PHASE OF SAID ONE CHAMBER; EXPANDING THE VOLUME OF SAID ONE CHAMBER, DURING THE THIRD PHASE OF SAID ONE CHAMBER, TO REDUCE THE PRESSURE THEREIN TO A LOWER PRESSURE, THEREAFTER INSERTING A CHARGE OF A SECOND COMBUSTION MEDIUM INTO SAID ONE CHAMBER DURING SAID THIRD PHASE, AND THEREAFTER TRANSFERRING INTO SAID ONE CHAMBER DURING SAID THIRD PHASE, FOR MIXTURE WITH THE CHARGE OF SAID SECOND COMBUSTION MEDIUM PREVIOUSLY INSERTED THEREIN, A COMPRESSED CHARGE OF SAID FIRST COMBUSTION MEDIUM FROM A THIRD OF SAID CHAMBERS; COMPRESSING THE MIXTURE OF CHARGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND COMBUSTION MEDIUMS IN SAID ONE CHAMBER, DURING THE FOURTH PHASE THEREOF, AND INITIATING COMBUSTION OF THE COMPRESSED MIXTURE DURING THE FOURTH PHASE; EXPANDING THE COMBUSTING MIXTURE IN SAID ONE CHAMBER TO DO WORK DURING THE FIFTH PHASE; AND, EXHAUSTING THE COMBUSTION PRODUCT FROM SAID ONE CHAMBER, DURING THE SIXTH PHASE.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF OPERATING A ROTARY ENGINE HAVING A WORKING CYCLE WITH SIX PHASES AND AT LEAST THREE VARIABLE VOLUME WORKING CHAMBERS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF SUPPLYING A CHARGE OF A FIRST COMBUSTION MEDIUM INTO ONE OF SAID CHAMBERS DURING THE FIRST PHASE THEREOF; COMPRESSING THE CHARGE IN SAID ONE CHAMBER DURING THE SECOND PHASE THEREOF AND TRANSFERRING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE COMPRESSED CHARGE UNDER ITS OWN PRESSURE FROM SAID ONE CHAMBER TO A SECOND OF SAID CHAMBERS DURING THE SECOND PHASE OF SAID ONE CHAMBER; EXPANDING THE VOLUME OF SAID ONE CHAMBER, DURING THE THIRD PHASE OF SAID ONE CHAMBER, TO REDUCE THE PRESSURE THEREIN TO A LOWER PRESSURE, THEREAFTER INSERTING A CHARGE OF A SECOND COMBUSTION MEDIUM INTO SAID ONE CHAMBER DURING SAID THIRD PHASE, AND THEREAFTER TRANSFERRING INTO SAID ONE CHAMBER DURING SAID THIRD PHASE, FOR MIXTURE WITH THE CHARGE OF SAID SECOND COMBUSTION MEDIUM PREVIOUSLY INSERTED THEREIN, A COMPRESSED CHARGE OF SAID FIRST COMBUSTION MEDIUM FROM A THIRD OF SAID CHAMBERS; COMPRESSING THE MIXTURE OF CHARGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND COMBUSTION MEDIUMS IN SAID ONE CHAMBER, DURING THE FOURTH PHASE THEREOF, AND INITIATING COMBUSTION OF THE COMPRESSED MIXTURE DURING THE FOURTH PHASE; EXPANDING THE COMBUSTING MIXTURE IN SAID ONE CHAMBER TO DO WORK DURING THE FIFTH PHASE; AND, EXHAUSTING THE COMBUSTION PRODUCT FROM SAID ONE CHAMBER, DURING THE SIXTH PHASE.