[tctepreslm]

I agree with you. It sounds like surplus, archaic, "legal-ese" to me. Although, maybe in the world of patents, phrasings such as "said" doo-hingy are necessary to show a direct, incontrovertible relationship between the designer and the uniqueness of each and every part of his or her invention. I suppose the inference could be made that "said motor #2" is like no one else's motor #2.

Hope I helped~
Tctepreslm