Patent ID: 8079945

Claim:
A blown-film process for making a fiber-reinforced bag, comprising: providing at least one thermoplastic resin; melting the at least one thermoplastic resin; extruding the at least one thermoplastic resin through an extension die to form a film bubble; providing a plurality of pre-cut fibers; distributing the plurality of pre-cut fibers in a fluidized stream inside of the film bubble; collapsing the film bubble after distributing the plurality of pre-cut fibers so as to form a fiber-reinforced film, the fiber-reinforced film having a first thermoplastic layer, a second thermoplastic layer, and a plurality of fibers dispersed therebetween; forming a first and a second body panel from the fiber-reinforced film; and closing the first and second body panels along two opposing sides and a bottom to form the fiber-reinforced bag.