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 9, 2004
  
  
                              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 9. - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
  
  
  On July 9, 2004, the Registrant issued the following  announcement over the
  newswire and posted it on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  
               SONEX NAMES POURING CHAIRMAN AND NAMES POSEY CEO
  
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  July 9, 2004 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC. (OTC BB:  SONX),  a
  leader in the field of clean burn  combustion  technology,  announced today that
  the Company's  President,  Mr. Roger D. Posey, has been named CEO. Dr. Andrew A.
  Pouring, Sonex founder and current CEO, has been named Chairman of the Board and
  Chief Technical Officer.
  
  The Company indicated that it would host a webcast in the near future to discuss
  recent changes in its management and operations.
  
  
  
  Contact: Jim Rose, Global Equity Consultants,  Inc., Tel:  410-349-1685,  email:
  geci@comcast.net,   or  Roger  Posey,  President,  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  Tel:
  410-266-5556,            email:           info@sonex-na.com,            website:
  www.sonexresearch.co_Hlt37221094m_Hlt37221094.
  
  
  
  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 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  announcement,  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 under the heading "Risk Factors". Such filings are available
  upon request from the Company or 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.
  
  
  July 12, 2004
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  
  /s/ Andrew A. Pouring
  ----------------------
  Andrew A. Pouring
  Chief Executive 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): July 9, 2004
  
                              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 9. - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
  
  On July 9, 2004, the Registrant issued the following  announcement over the
  newswire and posted it on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
               SONEX NAMES POURING CHAIRMAN AND NAMES POSEY CEO
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  July 9, 2004 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC. (OTC BB:  SONX),  a
  leader in the field of clean burn  combustion  technology,  announced today that
  the Company's  President,  Mr. Roger D. Posey, has been named CEO. Dr. Andrew A.
  Pouring, Sonex founder and current CEO, has been named Chairman of the Board and
  Chief Technical Officer.
  
  The Company indicated that it would host a webcast in the near future to discuss
  recent changes in its management and operations.
  
  Contact: Jim Rose, Global Equity Consultants,  Inc., Tel:  410-349-1685,  email:
  geci@comcast.net,   or  Roger  Posey,  President,  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  Tel:
  410-266-5556,            email:           info@sonex-na.com,            website:
  www.sonexresearch.co_Hlt37221094m_Hlt37221094.
  
  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 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  announcement,  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 under the heading "Risk Factors". Such filings are available
  upon request from the Company or 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.
  
  July 12, 2004
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ Andrew A. Pouring
  ----------------------
  Andrew A. Pouring
  Chief Executive Officer