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[boozerker]

I have an invention that's pretty easy to make with the proper equipment, also it's non-obvious.

But having watched several episodes of "How It's Made" on the Science Channel, it's obvious there are various ways for other companies to mass-produce an invention that'd require a group of engineers to design and test properly. So my question is: would a simple (yet thorough) method of crafting my invention be easily ignored by a factory's state-of-the-art processes that bear little resemblance to the less technical methods I'd describe in the patent?

My invention is of a food shape that's both novel and visually enticing (yummy-looking too).

[MYK]

I have an invention that's pretty easy to make with the proper equipment, also it's non-obvious.

But having watched several episodes of "How It's Made" on the Science Channel, it's obvious there are various ways for other companies to mass-produce an invention that'd require a group of engineers to design and test properly. So my question is: would a simple (yet thorough) method of crafting my invention be easily ignored by a factory's state-of-the-art processes that bear little resemblance to the less technical methods I'd describe in the patent?

My invention is of a food shape that's both novel and visually enticing (yummy-looking too).

If you're patenting the appearance, a design patent would protect the ornamental appearance no matter how it was made.

If there is something functional about the shape, you may still need a utility patent.

You should probably talk with a patent attorney to decide how best to proceed.