Patent ID: 8077434

Claim:
A magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS), the magnetic transducer comprising: a base layer including a first portion proximate to the ABS and a second portion recessed from the ABS, the first portion being nonmagnetic, the second portion being magnetic; a perpendicular magnetic recording pole having a first front portion proximate to the ABS, the perpendicular magnetic recording pole residing on the base layer, the perpendicular magnetic recording pole having a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, the bottom surface being adjacent to the base layer; an additional pole recessed from the ABS, a first portion of the additional pole being adjacent to the top surface of the perpendicular magnetic recording pole, a second portion of the additional pole extending further from the ABS than the perpendicular magnetic recording pole; a write gap, at least a portion of the write gap residing on the front portion of the perpendicular magnetic recording pole; a write shield, the write gap residing between the perpendicular magnetic recording pole and a portion of the write shield, at least a portion of the additional pole residing between the perpendicular magnetic recording pole and the write shield; and at least one coil for energizing at least the additional pole.