In theory, the purpose of a patent is to encourage sharing inventions so people can build on each-others' work. In practice, the modern purpose of a patent is to claim ownership over ideas and block further innovation so the author can extract rents via the court system; they are typically written to be as vague and inscrutable as possible to help cover a wider range of possible alternative inventions someone else might come up with, with no incentive for clarity. There's generally little reason for someone who isn't a lawyer to read a patent that hasn't expired yet – still a decade away in this case.

A paper is usually better: the goal is very explicitly sharing knowledge, and there are peer reviewers and editors whose job is to make sure the writing is clear.

One reason for reading patents that haven't expired yet is if you're trying to evaluate an offer from a startup which has patents on their core technology. It can be worth understanding how strong or weak their technology position is.

If you are after visibility, you can always do both. Bot any patent will push people away from your work.