Patent ID: 8570686

Claim:
A magnetic write head for magnetic data recording, comprising: a magnetic write pole extending to an air bearing surface and having a trailing edge a leading edge and first and second sides each extending from the trailing edge to the leading edge, each of the first and seconds sides defining a write pole bevel angle with respect to a plane that is perpendicular to the trailing edge of the write pole; a non-magnetic gap layer; and a magnetic shield separated from the first and second sides of the write pole and from the leading edge of the write pole by the non-magnetic gap layer, the magnetic shield having inner sides that each define a shield bevel angle with respect to the plane that is perpendicular to the trailing edge of the write pole the shield bevel angle at the air bearing surface being greater than the write pole bevel angle at the air bearing surface; wherein the write pole has a width that gradually increases with increasing distance from the air bearing surface.