Joji Nagashima

Joji Nagashima (born 1955; 永島譲二) of Munich, Germany is an automobile designer for BMW. Joji was born in Tokyo and educated in Japan. He is best known for the exterior designs of the E36 and E90 versions of the BMW 3 Series, the E39 version of the BMW 5 Series, and the Z3 Roadster. He has been granted 22 patents in car design (as of Nov. 2007).

List of Design Patents

2005

• D514,491 - Surface configuration of a trunk lid for a vehicle

2004

• D516,480 - Surface configuration of a side mirror for a vehicle
• D514,990 - Surface configuration of a front bumper for a vehicle
• D514,985 - Surface configuration of a vehicle, toy and/or other replicas
• D514,484 - Surface configuration of a hood for a vehicle
• D513,601 - Surface configuration of a trunk lid for a vehicle
• D512,675 - Front face of a vehicle wheel
• D512,673 - Surface configuration of a rear fender for a vehicle
• D511,725 - Surface configuration of a rear bumper for a vehicle
• D511,486 - Surface configuration of a front fender for a vehicle
• D511,129 - Surface configuration of a side door for a vehicle
• D511,128 - Surface configuration of a side door for a vehicle

1995

• D385,524 - Front face of a vehicle wheel
• D384,629 - Front face of a vehicle wheel

1994

• D406,252 - Automobile
• D375,715 - Exterior surface of a trunk lid for an automobile
• D374,206 - Exterior facing surface configuration of a side panel grille for an automobile
• D374,202 - Exterior surface of an automobile hood
• D374,201 - Exterior surface of a rear bumper for an automobile
• D372,695 - Exterior surface of a front bumper for an automobile
• D371,328 - Exterior surface configuration of an automobile

External links

• BMW Designers An overview of automotive designers working for BMW.