Patent ID: 7729086

Claim:
A magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording comprising: a slider having an air bearing surface (ABS) and a trailing surface; a transducer fabricated on the trailing surface, the transducer including: a magnetoresistive (MR) read element disposed within a gap material bounded by shield material; an adjunct pole disposed in a first general plane, the adjunct pole having a front edge that is recessed from the ABS and a rear edge located a first distance from the ABS; a main pole formed in an adjacent layered relationship to the adjunct pole, the main pole having a write tip that extends approximately to the ABS; a write coil having a first layer of turns disposed in a second general plane below the adjunct pole and above the shield material; and a heating element, a portion of the heating element being disposed in a third general plane below the second general plane and located at approximately the first distance from the ABS or farther, wherein the main pole is disposed on top of the adjunct pole.