Patent ID: 11869548
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 23:
24. A magnetic recording head assembly, comprising:
a magnetic recording head, the magnetic recording head comprising:
a lower pole,
an upper pole,
a main pole between the upper pole and the lower pole,
a leading shield on a leading side of the main pole,
a trailing shield on a trailing side of the main pole,
a conductive structure between the main pole and the trailing shield, the conductive structure comprising a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer is nonmagnetic,
a first side gap layer disposed on a first side of the main pole and between the main pole and a first side shield,
a second side gap layer disposed on a second side of the main pole and between the main pole and a second side shield, and
a leading gap layer disposed on a leading side of the main pole and between the main pole and the leading shield; and

an alternating current (AC) source coupled to the main pole and the upper pole of the magnetic recording head.