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): November 3, 2005
  
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
  
           Maryland                  000-14465              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)
  
  
  
  Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
  simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following   provisions  (see  General  Instruction  A.2.  below):
  
  [ ]  Written communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
       (17 CFR 230.425)
  [ ]  Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12  under the Exchange Act
       (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
       Exchange  Act (17 CFR  240.14d-2(b))
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
       Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS
  
  On November 3, 2005, the  Registrant  posted the following  announcement  on its
  website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  
  NO SETTLEMENT OF INVESTOR LAWSUIT AGAINST SONEX; COMPANY PROCEEDS WITH MOTION TO
  DISMISS
  
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  November 3, 2005 - SONEX RESEARCH, INC. (OTC BB: SONX), a
  leader in the field of  combustion  technology,  announced  that  court-mandated
  settlement discussions in an investor lawsuit have ended without a resolution.
  
  The Complaint, filed in February 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
  District of  Pennsylvania  by Bruce W. Majer of Plymouth  Meeting,  PA, Allen W.
  Fortna of Whitehall,  PA, and the Hermitage  Partnership  of  Philadelphia,  PA,
  seeks the return of $175,000  in equity  investments  made in Sonex  during 2004
  plus unspecified  compensatory and punitive damages. In late March Sonex filed a
  Motion to Dismiss the  Complaint  for failure to state a  cognizable  claim as a
  matter of law and for lack of jurisdiction  over the Company's current officers.
  Sonex management continues to believe that, aside from failing to meet the legal
  requirements, most aspects of the claims in the Complaint are without merit.
  
  In late April the Court  referred the case to a magistrate  judge for mediation,
  but Sonex now  reports  that the  parties  have been  unable to resolve the case
  through  mediation.  The Company seeks to have its Motion to Dismiss reviewed by
  the Court.
  
  Subsequent to the filing of the Company's  Motion to Dismiss,  the United States
  Supreme Court decided a case, Dura  Pharmaceuticals  Inc. v. Broudo,  125 S. Ct.
  1627 (2005).  The holding in this case restricts  instances in which  Plaintiffs
  can allege or prove loss causation in a securities  fraud case. Last week, Sonex
  filed a supplement to its Motion to Dismiss  incorporating  the Supreme  Court's
  findings.
  
  The Plaintiffs must file their  opposition to the Company's Motion to Dismiss by
  November 18, 2005.
  
  
  
  Contact:  George E. Ponticas,  CFO, Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  tel:  410-266-5556,
  email: george.ponticas@sonex-na.com, website: www.sonexresearch.com.
  
  
  About Sonex
  
  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  a leader  in the  field of  combustion  technology,  is
  developing its patented Sonex Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based  technology
  for in-cylinder  control of ignition and  combustion,  designed to increase fuel
  mileage and reduce  emissions  of internal  combustion  engines.  Sonex plans to
  complete  development,  commercialize  and  market  its  Sonex  Controlled  Auto
  Ignition (SCAI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry to improve fuel
  efficiency of gasoline powered vehicles.  Additionally,  independent third-party
  testing has confirmed the potential of the SCS application  for  direct-injected
  diesel  engines  to  significantly   reduce  harmful  soot  in-cylinder  without
  increasing  fuel  consumption.  Other  SCS  designs  are being  used to  convert
  gasoline engines of various sizes to operate on safer, diesel-type "heavy fuels"
  for use in military and commercial  applications requiring light weight and safe
  handling and storage of fuel, such as in UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).
  
  
  CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  "Forward-looking"  statements  contained in this report, as well as all publicly
  disseminated  material about the Company, are made pursuant to the "safe harbor"
  provisions of the Private  Securities  Litigation Act. Such statements are based
  on current  expectations,  estimates,  projections and assumptions by management
  with respect to matters such as commercial acceptance of the SCS technology, the
  impact of  competition,  and the  Company's  financial  condition  or results of
  operations.  Readers are cautioned  that such  statements  are not guarantees of
  future  performance and involve risks and uncertainties  that could cause actual
  results to differ  materially from those  expressed in any such  forward-looking
  statements.
  
  Additional  information  regarding  the risks  faced by Sonex is provided in the
  Company's  periodic  filings with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (SEC)
  under the heading "Risk  Factors".  Such filings are available upon request from
  the Company or online in the SEC's EDGAR database at  www.sec.gov.  The Company,
  however,  is delinquent in its filings with the SEC. It has not filed its Annual
  Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended  December 31, 2004 because it lacks the
  financial resources to engage its independent accountants to conduct an audit of
  the December 31, 2004 financial statements and because its limited staff has not
  had time to prepare the Form 10-KSB  itself.  For the same reasons,  the Company
  has been unable to file its Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-QSB for March 31, 2005
  and June 30, 2005. The Company is unable to predict when it will be able to make
  these  filings and there can be no  assurance  that the filings  will be made at
  all.
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  November 3, 2005
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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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): November 3, 2005
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
           Maryland                  000-14465              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)
  
  Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
  simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following   provisions  (see  General  Instruction  A.2.  below):
  
  [ ]  Written communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
       (17 CFR 230.425)
  [ ]  Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12  under the Exchange Act
       (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
       Exchange  Act (17 CFR  240.14d-2(b))
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
       Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  
  ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS
  
  On November 3, 2005, the  Registrant  posted the following  announcement  on its
  website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  NO SETTLEMENT OF INVESTOR LAWSUIT AGAINST SONEX; COMPANY PROCEEDS WITH MOTION TO
  DISMISS
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  November 3, 2005 - SONEX RESEARCH, INC. (OTC BB: SONX), a
  leader in the field of  combustion  technology,  announced  that  court-mandated
  settlement discussions in an investor lawsuit have ended without a resolution.
  
  The Complaint, filed in February 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
  District of  Pennsylvania  by Bruce W. Majer of Plymouth  Meeting,  PA, Allen W.
  Fortna of Whitehall,  PA, and the Hermitage  Partnership  of  Philadelphia,  PA,
  seeks the return of $175,000  in equity  investments  made in Sonex  during 2004
  plus unspecified  compensatory and punitive damages. In late March Sonex filed a
  Motion to Dismiss the  Complaint  for failure to state a  cognizable  claim as a
  matter of law and for lack of jurisdiction  over the Company's current officers.
  Sonex management continues to believe that, aside from failing to meet the legal
  requirements, most aspects of the claims in the Complaint are without merit.
  
  In late April the Court  referred the case to a magistrate  judge for mediation,
  but Sonex now  reports  that the  parties  have been  unable to resolve the case
  through  mediation.  The Company seeks to have its Motion to Dismiss reviewed by
  the Court.
  
  Subsequent to the filing of the Company's  Motion to Dismiss,  the United States
  Supreme Court decided a case, Dura  Pharmaceuticals  Inc. v. Broudo,  125 S. Ct.
  1627 (2005).  The holding in this case restricts  instances in which  Plaintiffs
  can allege or prove loss causation in a securities  fraud case. Last week, Sonex
  filed a supplement to its Motion to Dismiss  incorporating  the Supreme  Court's
  findings.
  
  The Plaintiffs must file their  opposition to the Company's Motion to Dismiss by
  November 18, 2005.
  
  Contact:  George E. Ponticas,  CFO, Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  tel:  410-266-5556,
  email: george.ponticas@sonex-na.com, website: www.sonexresearch.com.
  
  About Sonex
  
  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  a leader  in the  field of  combustion  technology,  is
  developing its patented Sonex Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based  technology
  for in-cylinder  control of ignition and  combustion,  designed to increase fuel
  mileage and reduce  emissions  of internal  combustion  engines.  Sonex plans to
  complete  development,  commercialize  and  market  its  Sonex  Controlled  Auto
  Ignition (SCAI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry to improve fuel
  efficiency of gasoline powered vehicles.  Additionally,  independent third-party
  testing has confirmed the potential of the SCS application  for  direct-injected
  diesel  engines  to  significantly   reduce  harmful  soot  in-cylinder  without
  increasing  fuel  consumption.  Other  SCS  designs  are being  used to  convert
  gasoline engines of various sizes to operate on safer, diesel-type "heavy fuels"
  for use in military and commercial  applications requiring light weight and safe
  handling and storage of fuel, such as in UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).
  
  CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  "Forward-looking"  statements  contained in this report, as well as all publicly
  disseminated  material about the Company, are made pursuant to the "safe harbor"
  provisions of the Private  Securities  Litigation Act. Such statements are based
  on current  expectations,  estimates,  projections and assumptions by management
  with respect to matters such as commercial acceptance of the SCS technology, the
  impact of  competition,  and the  Company's  financial  condition  or results of
  operations.  Readers are cautioned  that such  statements  are not guarantees of
  future  performance and involve risks and uncertainties  that could cause actual
  results to differ  materially from those  expressed in any such  forward-looking
  statements.
  
  Additional  information  regarding  the risks  faced by Sonex is provided in the
  Company's  periodic  filings with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (SEC)
  under the heading "Risk  Factors".  Such filings are available upon request from
  the Company or online in the SEC's EDGAR database at  www.sec.gov.  The Company,
  however,  is delinquent in its filings with the SEC. It has not filed its Annual
  Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended  December 31, 2004 because it lacks the
  financial resources to engage its independent accountants to conduct an audit of
  the December 31, 2004 financial statements and because its limited staff has not
  had time to prepare the Form 10-KSB  itself.  For the same reasons,  the Company
  has been unable to file its Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-QSB for March 31, 2005
  and June 30, 2005. The Company is unable to predict when it will be able to make
  these  filings and there can be no  assurance  that the filings  will be made at
  all.
  
  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.
  
  November 3, 2005
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary