Patent ID: 7133253

Claim:
A device comprising: a solid body extending from a media-facing surface in a first direction, extending from a leading end to a trailing end in a second direction that is perpendicular to said first direction, and extending in a third direction that is perpendicular to said first and second directions; an electrically conductive coil disposed in said body and including a plurality of adjacent coil sections oriented substantially parallel to each other; and first and second ferromagnetic pole layers disposed in said body, each having a thickness of less than ten microns and separated from each other in said second direction, said first ferromagnetic pole layer having a substantially flat first face disposed adjacent to said media-facing surface and extending a first distance in said third direction, said second ferromagnetic pole layer having a substantially flat second face disposed adjacent to said media-facing surface and extending in said third direction a second distance not substantially greater than said first distance, said second face having first and second sides that are separated in said third direction, said first side meeting said second face at an angle between said first direction and said third direction, wherein said first and second sides each extend in a substantially straight line from said second face for a distance of at least one micron; wherein said angle is in a range between twenty degrees and sixty degrees from said first direction.