Abstract: A method for depositing continuous cohesive, non-granular tightly adhering deposits on a substrat by using a rotating fibrous transfer means; deposit starting material is a small particle materials such as diamond powder; or powders of complex materials such as superconducting materials such as of the Y--B--C--O type; discrete deposits may be made and thereafter built-up on the substrate.

Abstract: A dry transfer system for transferring indicia to a receiving surface comprises a flexible but dimensionally stable carrier substrate with a film of cohesive, pliable and plastically deformable, indicium-forming material not more than 10 micrometers thick defining a preformed image and adhering to the front surface of the substrate. This surface is composed of a smooth material with adhesive properties such that without relying on adhesive the film can be released and transferred to a receiving surface in close contact, by a pressure transmitted through the substrate, but the film is retained on the carrier substrate in the absence of such pressure, in spite of close contact with the receiving surface.