The only problem is, China is reading his notes right now...
We don’t seem to be able to keep a secret for more than ten
seconds.
To get a patent, you have to give detailed drawings and intricate details describing how and why something is new and works. Then it becomes public knowledge.
If he puts it in a patent anyone on earth can read it. It sounds like he claims to have created and contained a miniature sun. The University of Utah claimed the same about twenty years ago. It could be possible maybe not. At work I have attempted to recreate patent claims on expired patents to make new products. At least one third to half of the claims could not be reproduced.