Who came up with the NGK part number system?

ok so my NGK plugs have "GR4GP" on them..

ok so the 4 is the second hottest heat range.. not sure how to read the other numbers..


Some NGK plugs have more letters than others, I always start with the heat range

4 heat range, R= resistor, G= thread size, now you have the GR4, second G=? some design feature, might be in a different chart or a factory spec, P= platinum center electrode. that's my 2 cents on it.