Patent ID: 7701676

Claim:
A flying head slider comprising: a slider body having a medium opposed surface that is arranged opposite to a recording medium; a write head element mounted on the slider body, the write head element including a magnetic pole layer extending rearward from a front end, located at the medium opposed surface, along a first plane intersecting the medium opposed surface; a read head element mounted on the slider body at the medium opposed surface of the slider body, the read head element including a shield layer extending along a second plane intersecting the medium opposed surface; a first heating element incorporated within the slider body, the first heating element extending rearward from a front end along a plane parallel to the first plane at a position adjacent to the write head element, the front end of the first heating element located forward of a rear end of the magnetic pole layer; a second heating element incorporated within the slider body, the second heating element extending along a plane parallel to the second plane at a position adjacent to the read head element; and a transformable actuator incorporated within the slider body at a position upstream of the write and read head elements, the transformable actuator transforming to form a swell on the medium opposed surface.