Patent ID: 7505226

Claim:
A magnetic head, comprising: a read head including a read sensor disposed between a first and a second shield; a first planar write pole extending distally from an air bearing surface past a coil to a yoke region; a write pedestal, disposed on the first planar write pole, the write pedestal extending from the air bearing surface along only a portion of the first write pole; a third write pole disposed across a write gap from the first planar write pole, the third write pole extending from a point recessed from the air bearing surface past the coil toward the yoke region, the third write pole having three planar portions comprising a first planar portion parallel to the first planar write pole having a first end recessed from the air bearing surface and a second end further recessed from the air bearing surface, an angled planar portion having a first end extending from the second end of the first planar portion and angled away from the first planar write pole to a second end and a second planar portion parallel to the first planar write pole extending from the second end of the angled planar portion to the yoke regions; a second write pole coupled to the first planar portion of the third write pole, the second write pole extending from the air bearing surface and along only a portion of the first planar portion of the third write pole; and a cap formed on the write pedestal, the cap extending from the air bearing surface and along only a portion of the write pedestal and being configured as a trapezoid having first and second sides parallel, a third side parallel to the air bearing surface and a fourth side distal to the air bearing surface and angled to form a base touching the write pedestal that is wider than a top on a side opposite from the write pedestal and forming a first side of the write gap, wherein the base bottom is formed on the write pedestal and the base top forms a side of the write gap, wherein the configuration of the cap reduces saturation at a bottom of the cap while focusing write flux on a recording medium.