Loctite is a wie-ranging brand of adhesives which includes acrylics, anaerobics, cyanoacrylates, epoxies, hot melts, silicones, urethanes and UV/light curing adhesives. The name Loctite was chosen in 1956 by the daughter-in-law of Dr. Vernon Krieble, inventor of a unique adhesive resin that hardened in the absence of air, as a replacement for less-reliable locking washers when securing bolts and screws. Vernon Krieble is listed as an inventor on a number of patents, including U.S. Patent No. 2,895,950 (July 21, 1959) and U.S. Patent No. 3,046,262 (July 24, 1962).