Unless he thinks he himself is weak. He was hoping most people wouldnt take the 5 minutes to look it up. He was right lol. Welcome to 2024.
SpaceX has a total of 202 patents globally , out of which 84 have been granted. Of these 202 patents, more than 88% patents are active
As of July 16, 2024, Tesla has 3,902 patents globally, which belong to 1,221 patent families. Of those patents, 2,651 are active
Solarcity has 125
etc etc
But he would say you definitely shouldnt patent your ideas lol… Or in other words, “look over there”