Many food recipes have been patented. (55) You have created an amazing recipe for a food item that people rave about.A design patent can offer protection for the visual components of a culinary creation. This could include the food item itself or the packaging it comes in. Example of patented 'recipes'. Mouth-moistening candy. Unfortunately, you generally cannot patent a recipe or cooking process. A food patent is a type of utility patent that covers edible products and foodrelated processes and compositions. 1.An apparatus for cooking rice, comprising: a means for holding rice; and a heater configured to heat the rice-holding means. Page 23. 23. Example.