Does restricting inventor access to a patent application continue after the application publishes?

No, once a patent application publishes under 35 U.S.C. 122(b), it becomes available to the public. At that point, any previous grant restricting the inventor’s access to the application file is no longer in effect.

Of course, after the application has published pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 122(b), the application will be available to the public and any restriction on the inventor to access his or her application previously granted will no longer be in effect.