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1920 Convertible Jackets

Status: active as of 2026-09-09

Also known as: 1920, NineteenTwenty

1920, also branded NineteenTwenty, is operating as a woman-veteran-owned convertible-apparel business. Its current Shopify storefront and FAQ advertise jackets, customer support, returns, and shipping, while a U.S. patent record names founder Ashley Sankar as inventor; the operating legal entity and registry standing remain unresolved.

Shark Tank appearance

Dated timeline

DateEventEvidence
2022-10-18 U.S. patent US11470894B1 was granted to Ashley Sankar for a convertible jacket. S-1920-PATENT
2024-05-25 An archived NineteenTwenty FAQ described the patented jacket, shipping, returns, and a live storefront. S-1920-ARCHIVE
2026-09-09 The current NineteenTwenty storefront and FAQ continue to advertise products, customer support, shipping, and returns. S-1920-CURRENT

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities
Unresolved
Aliases
1920, NineteenTwenty
Successor/acquirer
None verified

Notable findings and disputes

  1. strong corroboration 1920 / NineteenTwenty shows strong current operating evidence through its active storefront, FAQ, customer-care contact, shipping/returns language, and product inventory signals. [ S-1920-CURRENT, S-1920-ARCHIVE ]
  2. verified fact Ashley Sankar is the inventor named on the U.S. convertible-jacket patent associated with the brand's product concept. [ S-1920-PATENT ]
  3. unresolved The operating legal entity, founder ownership structure, and post-show deal closing remain unresolved. [ S-1920-REG ]

What we could not verify

  • A current storefront is evidence of current commercial activity but not by itself proof of a particular legal entity's good standing.
  • The episode's post-show deal outcome still needs a reliable contemporary or primary source.

Full research sources

  1. S-1920-CURRENT — 1920 / NineteenTwenty — FAQ official company page accessed 2026-09-09

    Current page describes patented jackets, customer care, shipping, returns, and a woman-veteran-owned business.

  2. S-1920-PATENT — Convertible jacket — US11470894B1 patent record published 2022-10-18 accessed 2026-09-09

    Names Ashley Sankar as inventor; the Google Patents legal-status label is not itself a substitute for a USPTO certificate.

  3. S-1920-VIDEO — 1920 Convertible Jackets Shark Tank clip — Sony Pictures Television official video published 2025-10-13 accessed 2026-09-09

    SPTV description identifies the clip as Season 16, Episode 4.

  4. S-1920-ABC — Appeared on Shark Tank — ABC official network index accessed 2026-09-09

    ABC's current index includes NineteenTwenty.

  5. S-1920-ARCHIVE — Archived NineteenTwenty FAQ — 2024-05-25 web archive published 2024-05-25 accessed 2026-09-09

    Archived FAQ already described the patented jacket, shipping, returns, and a functioning NineteenTwenty storefront.

  6. S-1920-REG — State/federal entity search — pending direct legal-identity match registry search guidance accessed 2026-09-09

    California registry guidance is included as a search path, not as evidence that the company is California-formed.

Status-Verification Sources

  1. 1920 / NineteenTwenty — FAQ (heynineteentwenty.com) 2026
    The current storefront describes patented convertible jackets, customer support, shipping, and returns, and identifies the business as woman-veteran owned.
  2. Convertible jacket — US11470894B1 (patents.google.com) 2022-10-18
    The U.S. patent record names Ashley Sankar as inventor and shows the convertible-jacket patent as active in the patent database.
  3. 1920 Convertible Jackets Shark Tank clip — Sony Pictures Television (youtube.com) 2025-10-13
    Official SPTV video provenance identifies the convertible-jacket pitch as Season 16, Episode 4.
  4. Appeared on Shark Tank — ABC (abc.com) 2026
    ABC's current Shark Tank index includes NineteenTwenty among companies that appeared on the show.