Patent ID: 8547665

Claim:
A magnetic head, comprising: a substrate having a media support surface; a gap coupled to the substrate, the gap having at least one of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor and a writer; a closure coupled to the gap on a side thereof opposite the substrate, said closure forming a portion of the media support surface; and an electrically conductive material formed in one or more recesses extending into the media support surface of at least one of the substrate and the closure, wherein a length of each of the one or more recesses is defined between opposite ends thereof positioned farthest apart, wherein the length of each of the one or more recesses is less than a width of the substrate measured in a direction perpendicular to a direction of tape travel thereacross, wherein the gap has a gap profile recessed from the media support surface, and further comprising a nonmagnetic material formed in a recess defined between the gap profile and a plane of the media support surface.