Patent ID: 8537494

Claim:
A magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS), the magnetic transducer comprising: a perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) pole having a front portion proximate to the ABS; an additional pole recessed from the ABS and having a pole front surface substantially parallel to the ABS; a stitch between the PMR pole and the additional pole, the stitch having a stitch front portion between the ABS and the additional pole and a bottom, the stitch front portion having a front surface at an angle with respect to the bottom of the stitch, the angle being less than ninety degrees and greater than zero degrees; a write gap, at least a portion of the write gap residing on the front portion of the PMR pole; a shield, the write gap residing between the PMR pole and a portion of the shield, at least a portion of the additional pole residing between the PMR pole and the shield, a first portion of the additional pole adjoining the shield, the pole front surface of the additional pole being separated from the shield, the pole front surface of the additional pole being a first distance from the ABS, the front surface of the stitch terminating a second distance from the ABS, the first portion of the additional pole commencing a third distance from the ABS, the first distance being greater than the second distance and less than the third distance, at least a second portion of the additional pole adjoining the stitch; and at least one coil for energizing at least the additional pole.