The way you obtain or make a product is called process. And there can how do i apply for a patent be several way of producing something. There can be a complicated way with several actions involved. Then, there can be merger of actions and also the elimination of certain actions in order to make the process more efficient and quick. A distinctive process deserves a process patent.

A new set action which makes it faster to obtain the same product is new process and if it is distinctive, you can get a process patent on it.