Patent ID: 8134802

Claim:
A read/write head structure for shingled writing, comprising: (a) a read head formed on a substrate, said read head comprises: (1) a S 1 shield that has a lower surface formed on said substrate, first and second sides formed perpendicular to the substrate, and a top surface with a center section that is sloped with respect to said bottom surface such that a first end of the center section proximate to said first side is a greater distance from the substrate than a second end proximate to the second side; (2) a S 2 shield with a top surface that is parallel to said substrate, a first side aligned with the first side of the S 1 shield, a second side aligned with the second side of the S 1 shield, and a bottom surface that contacts a top surface of a gap layer, said bottom surface has a center section that is sloped and essentially parallel with the S 1 shield center section; (3) the gap layer which separates said S 1 shield from said S 2 shield; and (4) a reader formed along an ABS, within the gap layer, and between the center sections of the S 1 and S 2 shields, and having a top surface and bottom surface that are essentially planar with the center sections of the S 1 and S 2 shields; and (b) a write head comprising: (1) a write pole formed along the ABS with a leading edge and trailing edge parallel to the substrate, and two sides wherein each side intersects the trailing edge at a corner; (2) a write gap formed along a plane that is essentially parallel to the substrate; (3) a side shield formed along the two sides of the write pole and separated from the write pole by a side gap; said side shield has a first side aligned with the first side of the S 1 shield and a second side aligned with the second side of the S 1 shield; and (4) a trailing shield that is connected to the side shield and separated from the trailing edge by the write gap.