Patent ID: 7307815

Claim:
A single coil PMR write head with a stitched write shield and vertical planar air-bearing surface (ABS) comprising: a bottom yoke; a main pole, having a vertical planar front surface in the ABS plane of the write head formed on the yoke; a main write shield, formed above said main pole, having a vertical planar front surface in the ABS plane of the write head; a stitched write shield, formed centrally and symmetrically on a lower surface of said main write shield, extending between said main write shield and said pole but separated from said pole by a gap, said stitched write shield having a vertical planar front surface in the ABS plane of said write head; an overarching yoke connecting said main write shield to a rear portion of the main pole, creating, thereby, a continuous magnetic connection between said stitched shield, said main write shield and said main pole; an inductive coil formed above said magnetic pole and below said overarching yoke.