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

Claim 21:
22. 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, and
a conductive structure between the main pole and the trailing shield, the conductive structure comprising a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer is nonmagnetic, and the conductive layer is formed of one or more of ruthenium (Ru), chromium (Cr), tantalum (Ta), gold (Au), copper (Cu), nickel-chrome (NiCr), nickel-aluminum (NiAl), nickel-tantalum (NiTa), or nickel-iron-tantalum (NiFeTa); and

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