content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                             Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2002
  
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
  
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
  
       On February 6, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following report on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  
  LIMITED  STUDY  OF  EXPERIMENTAL   SCRI   COMBUSTION   PROCESS  FALLS  SHORT  OF
  EXPECTATIONS; SONEX CEO REMAINS CONFIDENT OF THE SCRI POTENTIAL
  
  
  Annapolis,  Maryland,  February 6, 2002 - Sonex  Research,  Inc.  (OTC BB: SONX)
  reports that testing  under a  feasibility  study of its new  Stratified  Charge
  Radical Ignition (SCRI) combustion technology conducted by a major international
  truck engine  manufacturer has ended recently without  attaining the performance
  achieved by Sonex in a single-cylinder  laboratory diesel engine.  Dr. Andrew A.
  Pouring,  CEO and founder of Sonex,  explained  that  although the  manufacturer
  reports that it found certain positive effe cts on combustion, it concluded that
  the concept was not close enough to  production  and would require major funding
  for further research.
  
  Dr. Pouring  remains  confident  that with the  appropriate  comprehensive  test
  program and  sufficient  funding,  the SCRI for vehicular  diesel engines can be
  realized. With SCRI, radical (chemical) species that enable ignition are created
  by  interaction  of the  injected  fuel  spray  with  specially  designed  Sonex
  microchambers  in the piston side wall. On a direct  injected,  single  cylinder
  laboratory  engine  at Sonex  using  diesel-type  fuels,  the SCRI  reduced  NOx
  emissions by 80% and smoke by 90% while maintaining fue l consumption.
  
  The program conducted by this engine manufacturer,  which began in the spring of
  2001, aimed to transfer the SCRI results achieved on the single-cylinder  diesel
  engine to a modern,  advanced,  four cylinder,  medium-duty  truck diesel engine
  that employs all of the latest diesel engine technology such as a high pressure,
  electronically  controlled  injection system,  and  turbo-charging.  Dr. Pouring
  explained that the engine  manufacturer did not complete the entire test program
  as initially  planned due to operatio nal  difficulties  and  reductions  in R&D
  funding.
  
  The SCRI  combustion  process is a new branch of the patented  Sonex  Combustion
  System (SCS) engine technology that permits  in-cylinder control of ignition and
  combustion in a manner that reduces emissions while maintaining fuel consumption
  in  diesel  engines,  and has the  potential  for  significant  improvements  in
  gasoline  engines.  A recent  report by Ricardo  Consulting  Engineers,  Ltd. of
  Shoreham,  England,  one the world's  leading engine  engineering and powertrain
  consulting  firms,  confirmed the soot  reduction  capability of the earlier SCS
  "Low  Soot"  design.   Ricardo  found  that  a  turbo-charged   and  intercooled
  six-cylinder,  direct injected diesel engine used in medium-duty  trucks,  while
  operating with the SCS piston at the best injection  timings,  emitted up to 45%
  less  soot  under  best  timing  than  the  stock  engine,   with  similar  fuel
  consumption.
  
  Despite  the fact  that the  current  SCRI  diesel  engine  study  could  not be
  completed as planned,  Dr. Pouring remains very optimistic  about the commercial
  prospects for the SCRI combustion process. He said Sonex will seek the resources
  and commercial partners necessary to continue development.
  
  Dr. Pouring believes that the SCRI piston design, with further development,  can
  enable direct  injected  gasoline  engined  automobiles,  currently sold only in
  markets  outside the U.S.  because of emissions  problems,  to become  emissions
  compliant while maintaining their current fuel consumption advantages.  Sonex is
  presently  providing input to Congressional  committees that address legislation
  for  future  vehicle  fuel  mileage  standards  that will  replace  the  current
  Corporate  Average Fuel Economy  (CAFE)  standards . Among other  measures,  the
  Company has prepared a "Point Paper" to be submitted to the Senate  Committee on
  Commerce,  Transportation  and  Science  that is  holding  hearings  on the CAFE
  follow-on legislation.
  
  
                            **********************
  
  
  Sonex Research,  Inc., a leader in the field of combustion  technology,  has its
  SCS technology  protected by numerous patents issued and pending worldwide.  The
  Company is pursuing licensing agreements for the marketing, manufacture and sale
  of diesel truck engine  pistons  incorporating  its patented  technology for the
  reduction of emissions in vehicular direct injected turbocharged diesel engines,
  and has  conducted  demonstration  and  development  programs  with  some of the
  world's largest diesel engine manufacturers. Other SCS designs are being used to
  convert  small  gasoline  engines to heavy fuel use for military and  commercial
  applications.
  
  
  Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  February 6, 2002
  
  
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                             Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2002
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
       On February 6, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following report on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  LIMITED  STUDY  OF  EXPERIMENTAL   SCRI   COMBUSTION   PROCESS  FALLS  SHORT  OF
  EXPECTATIONS; SONEX CEO REMAINS CONFIDENT OF THE SCRI POTENTIAL
  
  Annapolis,  Maryland,  February 6, 2002 - Sonex  Research,  Inc.  (OTC BB: SONX)
  reports that testing  under a  feasibility  study of its new  Stratified  Charge
  Radical Ignition (SCRI) combustion technology conducted by a major international
  truck engine  manufacturer has ended recently without  attaining the performance
  achieved by Sonex in a single-cylinder  laboratory diesel engine.  Dr. Andrew A.
  Pouring,  CEO and founder of Sonex,  explained  that  although the  manufacturer
  reports that it found certain positive effe cts on combustion, it concluded that
  the concept was not close enough to  production  and would require major funding
  for further research.
  
  Dr. Pouring  remains  confident  that with the  appropriate  comprehensive  test
  program and  sufficient  funding,  the SCRI for vehicular  diesel engines can be
  realized. With SCRI, radical (chemical) species that enable ignition are created
  by  interaction  of the  injected  fuel  spray  with  specially  designed  Sonex
  microchambers  in the piston side wall. On a direct  injected,  single  cylinder
  laboratory  engine  at Sonex  using  diesel-type  fuels,  the SCRI  reduced  NOx
  emissions by 80% and smoke by 90% while maintaining fue l consumption.
  
  The program conducted by this engine manufacturer,  which began in the spring of
  2001, aimed to transfer the SCRI results achieved on the single-cylinder  diesel
  engine to a modern,  advanced,  four cylinder,  medium-duty  truck diesel engine
  that employs all of the latest diesel engine technology such as a high pressure,
  electronically  controlled  injection system,  and  turbo-charging.  Dr. Pouring
  explained that the engine  manufacturer did not complete the entire test program
  as initially  planned due to operatio nal  difficulties  and  reductions  in R&D
  funding.
  
  The SCRI  combustion  process is a new branch of the patented  Sonex  Combustion
  System (SCS) engine technology that permits  in-cylinder control of ignition and
  combustion in a manner that reduces emissions while maintaining fuel consumption
  in  diesel  engines,  and has the  potential  for  significant  improvements  in
  gasoline  engines.  A recent  report by Ricardo  Consulting  Engineers,  Ltd. of
  Shoreham,  England,  one the world's  leading engine  engineering and powertrain
  consulting  firms,  confirmed the soot  reduction  capability of the earlier SCS
  "Low  Soot"  design.   Ricardo  found  that  a  turbo-charged   and  intercooled
  six-cylinder,  direct injected diesel engine used in medium-duty  trucks,  while
  operating with the SCS piston at the best injection  timings,  emitted up to 45%
  less  soot  under  best  timing  than  the  stock  engine,   with  similar  fuel
  consumption.
  
  Despite  the fact  that the  current  SCRI  diesel  engine  study  could  not be
  completed as planned,  Dr. Pouring remains very optimistic  about the commercial
  prospects for the SCRI combustion process. He said Sonex will seek the resources
  and commercial partners necessary to continue development.
  
  Dr. Pouring believes that the SCRI piston design, with further development,  can
  enable direct  injected  gasoline  engined  automobiles,  currently sold only in
  markets  outside the U.S.  because of emissions  problems,  to become  emissions
  compliant while maintaining their current fuel consumption advantages.  Sonex is
  presently  providing input to Congressional  committees that address legislation
  for  future  vehicle  fuel  mileage  standards  that will  replace  the  current
  Corporate  Average Fuel Economy  (CAFE)  standards . Among other  measures,  the
  Company has prepared a "Point Paper" to be submitted to the Senate  Committee on
  Commerce,  Transportation  and  Science  that is  holding  hearings  on the CAFE
  follow-on legislation.
  
                            **********************
  
  Sonex Research,  Inc., a leader in the field of combustion  technology,  has its
  SCS technology  protected by numerous patents issued and pending worldwide.  The
  Company is pursuing licensing agreements for the marketing, manufacture and sale
  of diesel truck engine  pistons  incorporating  its patented  technology for the
  reduction of emissions in vehicular direct injected turbocharged diesel engines,
  and has  conducted  demonstration  and  development  programs  with  some of the
  world's largest diesel engine manufacturers. Other SCS designs are being used to
  convert  small  gasoline  engines to heavy fuel use for military and  commercial
  applications.
  
  Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  February 6, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer