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): July 21, 2006
  
  
                              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 July 21, 2006, the  Registrant  posted the following  announcement  on its
  website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  COURT GRANTS SONEX MOTION TO DISMISS FEDERAL LAWSUIT
  
  
  ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, July 21, 2006 - SONEX RESEARCH, INC. (OTC SONX) has learned
  that on July 19,  2006 the U.S.  District  Court  for the  Eastern  District  of
  Pennsylvania  granted  the  Company's  Motion  to  Dismiss  a  lawsuit  filed by
  investors  seeking the return of $175,000  in equity  investments  made in Sonex
  during 2004.  The Court ruled that the  Plaintiffs  failed to state any of their
  claims  as a  matter  of law.  The  Plaintiffs  have 30 days to file an  Amended
  Complaint if they can effectively do so in light of the Court's decision.
  
  The Complaint was filed in February 2005 by Bruce W. Majer of Plymouth  Meeting,
  PA,  Allen  W.  Fortna  of  Whitehall,  PA,  and the  Hermitage  Partnership  of
  Philadelphia, PA (together,  referred to as the "Investors").  The Complaint was
  an action for federal and state securities fraud,  common law fraud, and related
  claims by the  Investors  who believe they were  induced to purchase  securities
  based on a series of alleged misstatements and omissions,  and was filed against
  Sonex, its former  President,  CEO and director Roger D. Posey,  former director
  Jim Z.I. Williams,  current CFO, Secretary and director George E. Ponticas,  and
  Dr. Andrew A. Pouring,  current Sonex Chairman of the Board,  CEO and President.
  Mr. Majer is a former colleague of Mr. Posey.
  
  In March 2005 Sonex  filed its Motion to Dismiss  the  Complaint  for failure to
  state a  cognizable  claim as a matter of law. The Court,  in its decision  this
  week,  has  agreed  with  Sonex  that the  Plaintiffs  failed  to meet the legal
  standard  for  bringing a valid  complaint  under  applicable  federal and state
  securities laws.
  
  Sonex management continues to believe that, aside from failing to meet the legal
  requirements, the claims in the Complaint were without merit, and that documents
  supplied to the Plaintiffs fully disclosed the risks of an investment in Sonex.
  
  
  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.
  
  
  RISK FACTORS
  
  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
  Reports on Form 10-KSB for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 because it
  lacks the financial  resources to engage its independent  accountants to conduct
  audits of the December 31, 2004 and 2005  financial  statements,  and because it
  lacks the  staffing to prepare  the Form 10-KSB  itself due in large part to the
  amount of time  management has spent in responding to  litigation.  For the same
  reasons,  the  Company  has been  unable to file its  Quarterly  Reports on Form
  10-QSB for 2005 and 2006.  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. In addition, there can be no assurance that a public market for the
  Company's Common Stock will continue to exist.
  
                                   ###
  
  
  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.
  
  
  July 21, 2006
  
  
  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): July 21, 2006
  
                              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 July 21, 2006, the  Registrant  posted the following  announcement  on its
  website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  COURT GRANTS SONEX MOTION TO DISMISS FEDERAL LAWSUIT
  
  ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, July 21, 2006 - SONEX RESEARCH, INC. (OTC SONX) has learned
  that on July 19,  2006 the U.S.  District  Court  for the  Eastern  District  of
  Pennsylvania  granted  the  Company's  Motion  to  Dismiss  a  lawsuit  filed by
  investors  seeking the return of $175,000  in equity  investments  made in Sonex
  during 2004.  The Court ruled that the  Plaintiffs  failed to state any of their
  claims  as a  matter  of law.  The  Plaintiffs  have 30 days to file an  Amended
  Complaint if they can effectively do so in light of the Court's decision.
  
  The Complaint was filed in February 2005 by Bruce W. Majer of Plymouth  Meeting,
  PA,  Allen  W.  Fortna  of  Whitehall,  PA,  and the  Hermitage  Partnership  of
  Philadelphia, PA (together,  referred to as the "Investors").  The Complaint was
  an action for federal and state securities fraud,  common law fraud, and related
  claims by the  Investors  who believe they were  induced to purchase  securities
  based on a series of alleged misstatements and omissions,  and was filed against
  Sonex, its former  President,  CEO and director Roger D. Posey,  former director
  Jim Z.I. Williams,  current CFO, Secretary and director George E. Ponticas,  and
  Dr. Andrew A. Pouring,  current Sonex Chairman of the Board,  CEO and President.
  Mr. Majer is a former colleague of Mr. Posey.
  
  In March 2005 Sonex  filed its Motion to Dismiss  the  Complaint  for failure to
  state a  cognizable  claim as a matter of law. The Court,  in its decision  this
  week,  has  agreed  with  Sonex  that the  Plaintiffs  failed  to meet the legal
  standard  for  bringing a valid  complaint  under  applicable  federal and state
  securities laws.
  
  Sonex management continues to believe that, aside from failing to meet the legal
  requirements, the claims in the Complaint were without merit, and that documents
  supplied to the Plaintiffs fully disclosed the risks of an investment in Sonex.
  
  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.
  
  RISK FACTORS
  
  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
  Reports on Form 10-KSB for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 because it
  lacks the financial  resources to engage its independent  accountants to conduct
  audits of the December 31, 2004 and 2005  financial  statements,  and because it
  lacks the  staffing to prepare  the Form 10-KSB  itself due in large part to the
  amount of time  management has spent in responding to  litigation.  For the same
  reasons,  the  Company  has been  unable to file its  Quarterly  Reports on Form
  10-QSB for 2005 and 2006.  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. In addition, there can be no assurance that a public market for the
  Company's Common Stock will continue to exist.
  
                                   ###
  
  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.
  
  July 21, 2006
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary